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FAA accident report · Beech A36 · Elida, OH · June 20, 2019

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Date
June 20, 2019 · 17:15 local
Place
Elida, OH
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6150X
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN19FA177
Reported as
Beech A36
Reported engine
Continental IO-550 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
N6150XRegistration cancelled Nov 22, 2019 · Beech A36S/N E-1961 · Built 1981Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelContinental IO-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 June 20, 2019, about 1612 eastern daylight time, a Beech A36 airplane, N6150X, was destroyed during a collision with terrain near Elida, Ohio. The pilot and passenger were fatally

Injured. The airplane was registered to stevann farms ltd. and operated by the pilot as a title 14 code of federal regulations part 91 personal flight. Day instrument meteorological

Conditions prevailed in the vicinity of the accident site and the flight was not operated on a flight plan. The flight originated from the maquoketa municipal airport (oqw), maquoketa,

Iowa about 1255 central daylight time. The intended destination was the toledo executive airport (tdz), toledo, Ohio

Automatic dependent surveillance ? Broadcast (ADS-B) position data indicated that, after takeoff, the airplane proceeded southeast before turning to an easterly course and transitioning south of the chicago, illiniois, metropolitan area. The airplane subsequently returned to a

Southeasterly course before again taking up an easterly course and transitioning south of ft. wayne, Indiana. The position data depicted multiple course changes, including two 360° turns, within 20 miles of the accident site. The final data point was recorded at 1612. At that time, the

Airplane was located about 1/4 mile north-northwest of the accident site at approximately 2,100 ft mean sea level.

The accident site was located in an agricultural field at an elevation of about 780 ft. the field was bordered by trees on the east and south sides. The airplane came to rest upright about 250

Ft from both tree lines on a west-northwest heading. No evidence of any tree strikes was observed. The fuselage, engine and propeller were located at the accident site in position

Relative to an intact airplane. The engine and propeller were partially buried in an impact crater immediately adjacent to the fuselage. The forward fuselage was crushed, and the cockpit

Area was compromised. Portions of the center and aft fuselage were deformed and buckled. The left wing was located in position relative to the fuselage and it was deformed and fragmented.

The right wing remained attached to the fuselage and it was deformed over the entire span. The empennage remained attached to the fuselage. The control surfaces and wing flaps remained

Attached to the airframe.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 20, 2019, ABOUT 1612 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH A36 AIRPLANE, N6150X, WAS DESTROYED DURING A COLLISION WITH TERRAIN NEAR ELIDA, OHIO. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY

INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO STEVANN FARMS LTD. AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. DAY INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL

CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE VICINITY OF THE ACCIDENT SITE AND THE FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATED ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (OQW), MAQUOKETA,

IOWA ABOUT 1255 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME. THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS THE TOLEDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (TDZ), TOLEDO, OHIO

AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE ? BROADCAST (ADS-B) POSITION DATA INDICATED THAT, AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE PROCEEDED SOUTHEAST BEFORE TURNING TO AN EASTERLY COURSE AND TRANSITIONING SOUTH OF THE CHICAGO, ILLINIOIS, METROPOLITAN AREA. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO A

SOUTHEASTERLY COURSE BEFORE AGAIN TAKING UP AN EASTERLY COURSE AND TRANSITIONING SOUTH OF FT. WAYNE, INDIANA. THE POSITION DATA DEPICTED MULTIPLE COURSE CHANGES, INCLUDING TWO 360° TURNS, WITHIN 20 MILES OF THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE FINAL DATA POINT WAS RECORDED AT 1612. AT THAT TIME, THE

AIRPLANE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 1/4 MILE NORTH-NORTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE AT APPROXIMATELY 2,100 FT MEAN SEA LEVEL.

THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LOCATED IN AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 780 FT. THE FIELD WAS BORDERED BY TREES ON THE EAST AND SOUTH SIDES. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ABOUT 250

FT FROM BOTH TREE LINES ON A WEST-NORTHWEST HEADING. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY TREE STRIKES WAS OBSERVED. THE FUSELAGE, ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE LOCATED AT THE ACCIDENT SITE IN POSITION

RELATIVE TO AN INTACT AIRPLANE. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE PARTIALLY BURIED IN AN IMPACT CRATER IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE FUSELAGE. THE FORWARD FUSELAGE WAS CRUSHED, AND THE COCKPIT

AREA WAS COMPROMISED. PORTIONS OF THE CENTER AND AFT FUSELAGE WERE DEFORMED AND BUCKLED. THE LEFT WING WAS LOCATED IN POSITION RELATIVE TO THE FUSELAGE AND IT WAS DEFORMED AND FRAGMENTED.

THE RIGHT WING REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE AND IT WAS DEFORMED OVER THE ENTIRE SPAN. THE EMPENNAGE REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE FUSELAGE. THE CONTROL SURFACES AND WING FLAPS REMAINED

ATTACHED TO THE AIRFRAME.

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 CEN19FA177Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportElida, OHThe noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to continue visual flight rules flight into an area of instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation. Contributing was the pilot not obtaining a weather…Jun 20, 2019 · Destroyed

Other reports on N6150X · 2

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

Accident 19980510008569ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Ruidoso, NMAcft departed rwy 24, acft settled back into the rwy with gear up. Alamogordo, NM (.4) on may 10, 1998, at 1630 mountain daylight time, a Beech A-36, N6150X, sustained substantial damage when it settled to the runway after the pilot retracted the landing gear…May 10, 1998 · Substantial damageIncident 19870530033019IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Oakland, CAGear collapsed on rollout. Suspect operator failed to operate alternator switch properly, battery was drained.May 30, 1987 · Minor damage