# Accident 20051107026779A: Beech 76, Greer, SC, November 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2005, 23:40 local time
- Place: Greer, SC
- Airport: Emery Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8858° N, 82.2175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8858&lon=-82.2175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3873X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3873X-2005-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051107026779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) DURING A NIGHT TIME FINAL APPROACH TO RWY 03 AT EMERY (SC36), LANDRUM, SC, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEVERAL TREES, ROLLED INVERTED, AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION AGAINST A TREE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT THAT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED, BUT IFR SERVICE WAS CANCELLED WITH GREER APPROACH PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT; BOTH RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL06CA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA013), Nov 7, 2005: Beech BE-76 (N3873X), Greer, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance which resulted in an undershoot of the runway, and the collision with trees.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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