# Accident 20150907015869A: Beech A36, Kernersville, NC, September 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2015, 12:06 local time
- Place: Kernersville, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0236° N, 80.0681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0236&lon=-80.0681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36HT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36HT-2019-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15FA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA340) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150907015869A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE HAD DEPARTED SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (SRQ) AT APPROXIMATELY 08:19 ON A FLIGHT PLAN TO PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KGSO).   THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT VULCAN QUARRY AT 2866 NC HWY 66, KERNERSVILLE, NC 27284.  THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FLAT AREA WITH NO GROUND SCARRING.  THE DEBRIS FIELD WAS VERY CONTAINED WITH ALL MAJOR AIRCRAFT PARTS LOCATED WITHIN AN APPROXIMATE 75? RADIUS.  THE POST-CRASH FIRE CONSUMED ALL OF THE AIRCRAFT EXCEPT FOR THE AFT PORTION OF THE EMPENNAGE.   BOTH WINGS DISPLAY EVIDENCE OF FIRE IN THE AREA OF THE FUEL TANKS.  THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED AND THE FLAPS WERE UP.

REVIEW OF THE ATC TAPES SHOW THAT THE PILOT WAS NOT MAINTAINING ASSIGNED HEADINGS OR ALTITUDES AND THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ?CLOSE TO DISORIENTED?.

THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH ANGLE WITH LITTLE TO NO FORWARD MOVEMENT ON A NORTH NORTHEAST HEADING.

## 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 ERA15FA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA340), Sep 7, 2015: Beech A36 (N36HT), Kernersville, NC, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was deficient Federal Aviation Administration air traffic…

## Other reports on N36HT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20070808017919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070808017919I), Aug 8, 2007: Beech A36 (N36HT), Boca Raton, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot preoccupied with taxi instructions from ATC. Turned too close to curb hitting curb, resulting in the nose gear collapsing and causing damage to the…

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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