20131111020469A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Raytheon B36TC · Amarillo, TX · November 11, 2013

Date: November 11, 2013 · 07:00 local
Place: Amarillo, TX
Airport: Rick Husband International Air
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4245D
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14FA047
Reported as: Raytheon B36TC
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-520 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N4245DRegistration cancelled May 12, 2014 · Raytheon B36TCS/N EA-645 · Built 1999 Airframe modelRaytheon B36TC Engine modelContinental TSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot departed lubbock preston smith with IFR flight plan for Amarillo tradewind airport and missed approach. Attempted an approach at Amarillo Rick Husband international airport and missed that approach at which time airman lost control of aircraft and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED LUBBOCK PRESTON SMITH WITH IFR FLIGHT PLAN FOR AMARILLO TRADEWIND AIRPORT AND MISSED APPROACH. ATTEMPTED AN APPROACH AT AMARILLO RICK HUSBAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND MISSED THAT APPROACH AT WHICH TIME AIRMAN LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED.

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 CEN14FA047Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportAmarillo, TXThe noninstrument-rated pilot’s improper decision to fly a night instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and loss of control of the airplane during an attempted missed approach.Nov 11, 2013 · Destroyed