# Accident 20100206027229A: Beech A36, Winslow, AR, February 6, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2010, 11:48 local time
- Place: Winslow, AR
- Airport: Drake Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8353° N, 94.1483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8353&lon=-94.1483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1085D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1085D-2013-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 354 total, 213 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100206027229A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 06, 2010, AT APPROX. 11:00 CST A BEECH BONANZA, N1085D, REGISTERED TO COOPER AVIATION LLC TOOK OFF FROM HOT SPRINGS, AIRPORT (HOT) IN HOT SPRINGS ARKANSAS.  INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS EN-ROUTE FROM (HOT) TO FAYETTEVILLE, AR DRAKE FIELD (FYV). APPROX. 8 MILES SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT REVERSED COURSE AND AT APPROX. 11:48 CST THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED WITH A NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED WITH FOUR FATALITIES ONBOARD, NO SURVIVORS.

## 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 CEN10FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA114), Feb 6, 2010: Beech A36 (N1085D), Winslow, AR, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The instrument-rated pilot's spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control during flight in instrument meteorological and conditions favorable for structural icing.

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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