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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Andrews, TX · February 5, 2015

Date
February 5, 2015 · 00:48 local
Place
Andrews, TX
Airport
Andrews County
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N29AC
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN15LA137
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total38 in this make and model93 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On February 5, 2015, at 00:48 CST, a Beechcraft bonanza A36 bearing registration number N29AC, was flying southbound and attempted to land at Andrews, TX. The aircraft was being operated on a personal flight. Instrument meterological conditions prevailed at the time, and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the pilot and front passenger were seriously injured. Two occupants in the back had no injuries. The flight originated from los lunas, NM (E98) on February 4, 2015, at 10:35 MST (11:35 CST).

As the FAA filed it

ON FEBRUARY 5, 2015, AT 00:48 CST, A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA A36 BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N29AC, WAS FLYING SOUTHBOUND AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT ANDREWS, TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. INSTRUMENT METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PILOT AND FRONT PASSENGER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. TWO OCCUPANTS IN THE BACK HAD NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LOS LUNAS, NM (E98) ON FEBRUARY 4, 2015, AT 10:35 MST (11:35 CST).

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.