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FAA accident report · Beech B36TC · Gregory, MI · June 8, 2006

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Date
June 8, 2006 · 19:15 local
Place
Gregory, MI
Airport
Richmond Field Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N65EL
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI06FA152
Reported as
Beech B36TC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
N65ELRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2013 · Beech B36TCS/N EA-535 · Built 1992Airframe modelBeech B36TCEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On June 8, 2006, about 1915 eastern daylight time, a Beech B36TC, N65EL, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed on impact with trees and terrain during an emergency landing following a loss of engine power near Richmond Field Airport (69G), Gregory, Michigan. A post impact fire occurred. The personal flight was operating under 14 code of federal regulations part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was on file and was activated. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from the kalamazoo/battle creek international airport, near kalamazoo, Michigan, about 1843 and was destined for the willow run airport (yip), near ypsilanti, Michigan. At 1916, the recorded weather at the livingston county spencer j. hardy airport, near howell, Michigan, was: wind 9 knots gusting to 14 knots; visibility 10 statute miles; sky condition clear; temperature 25 degrees c; dew point 9 degrees c; altimeter 29.89 inches of mercury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 8, 2006, ABOUT 1915 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH B36TC, N65EL, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH TREES AND TERRAIN DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER NEAR RICHMOND FIELD AIRPORT (69G), GREGORY, MICHIGAN. A POST IMPACT FIRE OCCURRED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE AND WAS ACTIVATED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, NEAR KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, ABOUT 1843 AND WAS DESTINED FOR THE WILLOW RUN AIRPORT (YIP), NEAR YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN. AT 1916, THE RECORDED WEATHER AT THE LIVINGSTON COUNTY SPENCER J. HARDY AIRPORT, NEAR HOWELL, MICHIGAN, WAS: WIND 9 KNOTS GUSTING TO 14 KNOTS; VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES; SKY CONDITION CLEAR; TEMPERATURE 25 DEGREES C; DEW POINT 9 DEGREES C; ALTIMETER 29.89 INCHES OF MERCURY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI06FA152Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportGregory, MIThe non-mechanical loss of engine power for undetermined reasons during cruise flight and the unsuitable terrain the pilot selected for the forced landing. A factor was the tree that was impacted during the forced landing. An additional factor was the…Jun 8, 2006 · Substantial damage