# Accident 20071211827829A: Beech A36TC, Minersville, UT, December 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2007, 09:30 local time
- Place: Minersville, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1125° N, 113.0011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1125&lon=-113.0011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N364KW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N364KW-2013-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 955 total, 33 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071211827829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/11/07 AT APPROXIMATELY 09:30 MST THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE IMPACTED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 7,000 FEET MSL APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES SOUTH OF MILFORD, UT. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED IAW 14 CFR 91 UNDER VFR RULES, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT IDAHO FALLS, ID, KIDA AT 07:30 MST AND THE DESTINATION WAS ST. GEORGE, UT, KSGU. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS RECENTLY ENDORSED FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE AND COMPLEX AIRPLANES AND WAS QUALIFIED TO ACT AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS. THE PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT FRONT WAS AN ATP RATED ELDERLY PILOT WHO IT APPEARS WAS RIDING ALONG AS A MENTOR, HIS CFI WAS EXPIRED. AN ANALYSIS OF THE PREVAILING WEATHER ALONG THE ROUTE AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE ACCIDENT INDICATES VERY MARGINAL VMC AND AT 7,000 MSL THE AIRCRAFT LIKELY ENCOUNTERED LOW CEILINGS AND IMC CONDITIONS WITH SNOW SHOWERS. THE PILOT FLIGHT LOG WAS RECOVERED AT THE SCENE. THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS WERE RECOVERED AT KIDA AND WILL BE INSPECTED. IF ANYTHING IS FOUND IN NON-COMPLIANCE AN AMENDED REPORT WILL BE FILED. BLOCKS 21A (TECHNICAL FACTORS) AND BLOCK 23 (WX FACTORS) WERE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK DUE TO NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

## 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 SEA08FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08FA045), Dec 11, 2007: Beech A36TC (N364KW), Minersville, UT, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The flying pilot's continued flight into instrument meteorological conditions and failure to maintain adequate terrain clearance during cruise. Contributing to the accident were low clouds, reduced…

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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