What happened
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On June 12, 2015, aircraft registration number N3193W,a Beechcraft model A-36 bonanza, was destroyed when it crashed after take-off from a private, uphill, wet grass air strip that was 2,000 feet in length located near Huggins, MO. The direction of takeoff was from north to south into the prevailing wind. 60-75 foot oak trees surrounded a residential house at the south end of the grass air strip directly in line with the orientation of the air strip.
A witnessed stated that after the plane lifted off the pilot started a right turn toward an opening in the tree line at the departure end of the airstrip. Before the plane reached the end of the airstrip the aircrafts nose pitched up, then rolled to the left and impacted the ground inverted. The airplane came to rest about 100 feet west of the south end of the grass airstrip. The private pilot and three of the four passengers received fatal injuries with one passenger receiving serious injuries.
Observation of the aircraft wreckage showed an intact empanage and an elevator trim tab position for a nose up condition. The elevator trim cable was intact except for a broken link in the chain section of the trim control cable assembles. The trim tab settings could not be determined because the cockpit controls and indicators housed within the cabin section were comsumed by fire.
The pilots last known FAA recorded total flight time was 1300 hours. The pilot's total flight time in the make/model/series of aircraft is unknown. The pilot's history of training, experience and any re-current training is not known to the FAA at this time.
The nearest weather reporting station was the waynesville-st. robert regional airport ft. leonard wood, MO. About 24 miles north of the accident site. The reported weather conditions at 06:58 were a few clouds at 13,000 feet with visibility 10 statute miles, temperature 78 degrees fereinheit, dew point 75 degrees ferinheit, relative humidity 85 percent. The wind was variable at 7 mph but had been from a south to southwest direction on previous and later reports. The altimeter setting was 29.86.
The Beechcraft corporation representative and the Continental motors corporation representative have no findings to report at this time.
The aircraft maintenance records are being shipped to the stl FSDO for investigation.
The pilot flight log books were observed by two witnesses to be kept in the aircraft and are believed to have been destroyed in the crash.
This report will be amended if any additional or different information becomes avialable.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 12, 2015, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N3193W,A BEECHCRAFT MODEL A-36 BONANZA, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT CRASHED AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM A PRIVATE, UPHILL, WET GRASS AIR STRIP THAT WAS 2,000 FEET IN LENGTH LOCATED NEAR HUGGINS, MO. THE DIRECTION OF TAKEOFF WAS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH INTO THE PREVAILING WIND. 60-75 FOOT OAK TREES SURROUNDED A RESIDENTIAL HOUSE AT THE SOUTH END OF THE GRASS AIR STRIP DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH THE ORIENTATION OF THE AIR STRIP.
A WITNESSED STATED THAT AFTER THE PLANE LIFTED OFF THE PILOT STARTED A RIGHT TURN TOWARD AN OPENING IN THE TREE LINE AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE AIRSTRIP. BEFORE THE PLANE REACHED THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP THE AIRCRAFTS NOSE PITCHED UP, THEN ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND INVERTED. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ABOUT 100 FEET WEST OF THE SOUTH END OF THE GRASS AIRSTRIP. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THREE OF THE FOUR PASSENGERS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES WITH ONE PASSENGER RECEIVING SERIOUS INJURIES.
OBSERVATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE SHOWED AN INTACT EMPANAGE AND AN ELEVATOR TRIM TAB POSITION FOR A NOSE UP CONDITION. THE ELEVATOR TRIM CABLE WAS INTACT EXCEPT FOR A BROKEN LINK IN THE CHAIN SECTION OF THE TRIM CONTROL CABLE ASSEMBLES. THE TRIM TAB SETTINGS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED BECAUSE THE COCKPIT CONTROLS AND INDICATORS HOUSED WITHIN THE CABIN SECTION WERE COMSUMED BY FIRE.
THE PILOTS LAST KNOWN FAA RECORDED TOTAL FLIGHT TIME WAS 1300 HOURS. THE PILOT'S TOTAL FLIGHT TIME IN THE MAKE/MODEL/SERIES OF AIRCRAFT IS UNKNOWN. THE PILOT'S HISTORY OF TRAINING, EXPERIENCE AND ANY RE-CURRENT TRAINING IS NOT KNOWN TO THE FAA AT THIS TIME.
THE NEAREST WEATHER REPORTING STATION WAS THE WAYNESVILLE-ST.ROBERT REGIONAL AIRPORT FT. LEONARD WOOD, MO. ABOUT 24 MILES NORTH OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE REPORTED WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 06:58 WERE A FEW CLOUDS AT 13,000 FEET WITH VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES, TEMPERATURE 78 DEGREES FEREINHEIT, DEW POINT 75 DEGREES FERINHEIT, RELATIVE HUMIDITY 85 PERCENT. THE WIND WAS VARIABLE AT 7 MPH BUT HAD BEEN FROM A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST DIRECTION ON PREVIOUS AND LATER REPORTS. THE ALTIMETER SETTING WAS 29.86.
THE BEECHCRAFT CORPORATION REPRESENTATIVE AND THE CONTINENTAL MOTORS CORPORATION REPRESENTATIVE HAVE NO FINDINGS TO REPORT AT THIS TIME.
THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS ARE BEING SHIPPED TO THE STL FSDO FOR INVESTIGATION.
THE PILOT FLIGHT LOG BOOKS WERE OBSERVED BY TWO WITNESSES TO BE KEPT IN THE AIRCRAFT AND ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN DESTROYED IN THE CRASH.
THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED IF ANY ADDITIONAL OR DIFFERENT INFORMATION BECOMES AVIALABLE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.