20151029020879A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Raytheon A36 · Pottsville, AR · October 29, 2015

Date
October 29, 2015 · 07:54 local
Place
Pottsville, AR
Airport
Russeville
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3BE
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN16FA024
Reported as
Raytheon A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
4
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
12,716 total

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What happened

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

On October 29, 2015, approximately 0754 central daylight time, a Raytheon Aircraft Company A36 airplane, N3BE, impacted terrain after departing from the russellville regional airport (rue), russellville, Arkansas. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The airplane was registered to valley motors inc. under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91 as a personal flight. Day instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which departed on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan with a destination of mcghee tyson airport (tys), knoxville, Tennessee. This was an originating flight at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 29, 2015, APPROXIMATELY 0754 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY A36 AIRPLANE, N3BE, IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER DEPARTING FROM THE RUSSELLVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT (RUE), RUSSELLVILLE, ARKANSAS. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO VALLEY MOTORS INC. UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAY INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH DEPARTED ON AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN WITH A DESTINATION OF MCGHEE TYSON AIRPORT (TYS), KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE. THIS WAS AN ORIGINATING FLIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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