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FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Flat Rock, NC · September 10, 2009

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Date
September 10, 2009 · 14:05 local
Place
Flat Rock, NC
Airport
Asheville
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N888WD
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA09FA514
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total0 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N888WDRegistration cancelled Apr 13, 2011 · Beech A36S/N E-3004 · Built 1996Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On September 10, 2009 at 1413 eastern standard time , a Beech bonanza A36 N888WD, registered to larry j. youngblood collided with tress in Flat Rock, north carolina. The certified instrument rated private was killed and the airplane was destroyed by impact forces. The flight was operated as a personal flight under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91. Marginal visual Asheville meterorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The flight originated from Asheville north carolina (avl) at approximately 1400 local time. According to the 911 caller privacy data omitted said he was in his back yard when heard the engine at a constant RPM then a loud impacted sound. He went up the hill and located the aircraft. He stated that visibility was very limited approximately 150 yards due to fog. Examination of the wreckage found the aircraft was totally destroyed. Examination of the engine found the propeller separated and curled due to striking the trees prior to impact with the ground. The airplane has been secured for further examination.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 AT 1413 EASTERN STANDARD TIME , A BEECH BONANZA A36 N888WD, REGISTERED TO LARRY J. YOUNGBLOOD COLLIDED WITH TRESS IN FLAT ROCK, NORTH CAROLINA. THE CERTIFIED INSTRUMENT RATED PRIVATE WAS KILLED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. MARGINAL VISUAL ASHEVILLE METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA (AVL) AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 LOCAL TIME.ACCORDING TO THE 911 CALLER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID HE WAS IN HIS BACK YARD WHEN HEARD THE ENGINE AT A CONSTANT RPM THEN A LOUD IMPACTED SOUND. HE WENT UP THE HILL AND LOCATED THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT VISIBILITY WAS VERY LIMITED APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS DUE TO FOG.EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE FOUND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE FOUND THE PROPELLER SEPARATED AND CURLED DUE TO STRIKING THE TREES PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE HAS BEEN SECURED FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

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 ERA09FA514Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportFlat Rock, NCThe pilot’s attempt to maintain visual flight during instrument meteorological conditions, resulting in controlled flight into mountainous terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to advise the controller of the weather conditions…Sep 10, 2009 · Substantial damage