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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech 19A · Gunthertown, AL · October 9, 2006

Date: October 9, 2006 · 07:35 local
Place: Gunthertown, AL
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6974Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL07FA005
Reported as: Beech 19A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 269 total72 in this make and model63 in the last 90 days

N6974QRegistration cancelled Jul 20, 2017 · Beech 19AS/N MB-321 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech 19A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot took off from auburn-opelika robert g. pitts airport in auburn, Alabama enroute to mufreesboro, Tennessee. The weather briefing the pilot obtained prior to take off was wind 070-degrees at 6 knots, visibility 10 miles, overcast at 1,200, flight not recommended for VFR flight from auburn to anniston, Alabama. The aircraft wreckage was located on October 11, 2006 on burgess peak at an elevation of 1,787 feet. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was fatally injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT TOOK OFF FROM AUBURN-OPELIKA ROBERT G. PITTS AIRPORT IN AUBURN, ALABAMA ENROUTE TO MUFREESBORO, TENNESSEE. THE WEATHER BRIEFING THE PILOT OBTAINED PRIOR TO TAKE OFF WAS WIND 070-DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 MILES, OVERCAST AT 1,200, FLIGHT NOT RECOMMENDED FOR VFR FLIGHT FROM AUBURN TO ANNISTON, ALABAMA. THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ON OCTOBER 11, 2006 ON BURGESS PEAK AT AN ELEVATION OF 1,787 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

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 ATL07FA005Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportGunthertown, ALThe pilot's continued flight from VMC into IMC conditions which resulted in an in-flight collision with rising terrain.Oct 9, 2006 · Destroyed