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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech B36TC · Hawthorne, CA · April 29, 2007

Date: April 29, 2007 · 20:50 local
Place: Hawthorne, CA
Airport: Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne
Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3172L
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX07LA143
Reported as: Beech B36TC
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 139 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N3172LRegistration cancelled Sep 28, 2009 · Beech B36TCS/N EA-485 · Built 1988 Airframe modelBeech B36TC Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On April 29, 2007, at 2051, pacific daylight time, a Beech B36TC, N3172L, struck wires and impacted a dirt field in west athens, California, during an instrument approach to the Hawthorne municipal airport, Hawthorne, California. The owner/pilot was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, sustained serious injuries; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The cross-country personal flight departed glendale municipal airport (geu), glendale, Arizona, after 1900 mountain standard time, with a planned destination of Hawthorne. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed. The approximate global positioning system (GPS) coordinates of the primary wreckage were 33 degrees 55.29 minutes north latitude and 118 degrees 18.02 minutes west longitude.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 29, 2007, AT 2051, PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH B36TC, N3172L, STRUCK WIRES AND IMPACTED A DIRT FIELD IN WEST ATHENS, CALIFORNIA, DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO THE HAWTHORNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA. THE OWNER/PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED GLENDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (GEU), GLENDALE, ARIZONA, AFTER 1900 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF HAWTHORNE. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE APPROXIMATE GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) COORDINATES OF THE PRIMARY WRECKAGE WERE 33 DEGREES 55.29 MINUTES NORTH LATITUDE AND 118 DEGREES 18.02 MINUTES WEST LONGITUDE.

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 LAX07LA143Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWest Athens, CAthe pilot's descent below the published minimum descent altitude for the instrument approach procedure, which resulted in a collision with wires and terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of recent experience in the accident airplane and…Apr 30, 2007 · Substantial damage