# Accident 20060608015899A: Beech B36TC, Gregory, MI, June 8, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2006, 19:15 local time
- Place: Gregory, MI
- Airport: Richmond Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4472° N, 84.0772° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4472&lon=-84.0772&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65EL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65EL-2013-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B36TC (registry code 1151609, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B36TC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060608015899A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI06FA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA152), Jun 8, 2006: Beech B36TC (N65EL), Gregory, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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