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FAA accident report · Beech A36TC · Hopkinsville, KY · May 12, 2017

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Date
May 12, 2017 · 11:51 local
Place
Hopkinsville, KY
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1804E
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA17FA180
Reported as
Beech A36TC
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-520-UB
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
726 total19 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days
N1804ERegistration cancelled Nov 1, 2019 · Beech A36TCS/N EA-231 · Built 1981Airframe modelBeech A36TCEngine 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.

On may 12, 2017, aircraft departed davenport municipal airport (kdvn) davenport, Iowa to northwest Alabama regional airport (kmsl) muscle shoals, Alabama. While on flight following with fort campbell approach, ATC lost radar contact. At 1652Z, aircraft went off screen descending rapidly. Aircraft impacted ground in a wooded area north of Hopkinsville, KY, just off 8694 shurdan creek road. The pilot and one passenger on board were fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed. No post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 12, 2017, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DAVENPORT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KDVN) DAVENPORT, IOWA TO NORTHWEST ALABAMA REGIONAL AIRPORT (KMSL) MUSCLE SHOALS, ALABAMA. WHILE ON FLIGHT FOLLOWING WITH FORT CAMPBELL APPROACH, ATC LOST RADAR CONTACT. AT 1652Z, AIRCRAFT WENT OFF SCREEN DESCENDING RAPIDLY. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND IN A WOODED AREA NORTH OF HOPKINSVILLE, KY, JUST OFF 8694 SHURDAN CREEK ROAD. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. NO POST CRASH FIRE.

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 ERA17FA180Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportHopkinsville, KYThe noninstrument-rated pilot's intentional visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's overreliance on his…May 12, 2017 · Destroyed