# Accident 20230707011209A: Beech A36, Rayville, LA, July 7, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2023, 00:25 local time
- Place: Rayville, LA
- Airport: John H Hooks Jr Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4647° N, 91.7878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4647&lon=-91.7878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15RP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15RP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23FA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA283) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230707011209A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/07 2023, OUR OFFICES WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS ACCIDENT. THE FOLLWING ARE THE FACTS AND/OR RELEVANT NOTES PERTAINING:

- AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ADS ON 7/6/2023 AT APPROX 2300 LOCAL HOURS WITH PILOT IN COMMAND AND 1 PASSENGER ON BOARD WITH DESTINATION OF M79.

- FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91 OPERATIONS

- AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF M79 RUNWAY APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 0025 LOCAL ON 7/7/2023

- AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTORYED AND BOTH SOULS ON BOARD WERE FATALITIES

INEVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS BEGAN

- LOCATION OF WRECKAGE WAS MADE DIFFICULT. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER WAS  IN THE "OFF POSITION"

-  PILOT HAD A VALID/CURRENT FAA PILOT CERT

- PILOT MEDICAL 3RD CLASS MEDICAL WAS EXPIRED AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.

- WE REVIEWED FALCON RADAR FOOTAGE FROM ADS TO MLU THAT WAS PROVIDED TO US BY ATO QA OFFICE.

- WE REVIEWED METARS DATA PROVIDED TO US BY FAA REGIONAL OFFICE

- WE ATTEMPTED TO OBTAIN PILOT WEATHER BRIEFING FROM MULITPLE SOURCES TO INCLUDE ADS TOWER, LEIDOS, AND FOREFLEIGHT BUT WE WERE NOT ABLE CONFIRM.

- WE REVIEWED CTV SURVEILANCE FOOTAGE THAT WAS PROVIDED TO US FROM THE LOCAL SHERRIF'S COURTHOUSE JUST OUTSIDE OF M79 AIRPORT TO CONFIRM LOCAL WEATHER.

- REVIEWED ALL AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS AND AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE

- PILOT FLIGHT RECORDS WERE NEVER REVIEWED AS THEY HAVE NOT YET BEEN LOCATED.

- CONFIRMED WITH LOCAL FUELING FBO AT ADS THAT PILOT TOOK 35.9 GALLONS OF FUEL THE MORNING OF 7/6/2023.

- TOXICOLOGY KITS SENT TO LOCAL CORONER AND CAMI ON BOTH DECEASED.

## 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 CEN23FA283](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA283), Jul 7, 2023: Beech A36 (N15RP), Rayville, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control during the approach to the destination airport and subsequent impact with terrain.

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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