# Accident 20230827013809A: Beech B36TC, Cape Yakataga, AK, August 27, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2023, 09:59 local time
- Place: Cape Yakataga, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.3170° N, 142.0930° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.3170&lon=-142.0930&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6709Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6709Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B36TC (registry code 1151609, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B36TC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230827013809A

## Narrative

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

ADS-B DATA SHOWS FLIGHT WAS LEVEL AT FL140 WITH SPEED DECREASING, THEN INITIATED A CLIMB TO FL150, LEVELED OFF FOR APPROX ONE MINUTE, THEN ENTERED A STEEP SPIRAL DOWN TO THE GLACIER, COMING TO REST AT 8800 FT MSL. THE DESCENT WAS COMPLETED IN APPROX 2 MINUTES, RESULTING IN A VSI OF APPROX 3100 FEET PER MINUTE. PICTURES OF THE SITE REVEALED A NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT INTO THE GLACIER

## 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 ANC23LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA065), Aug 27, 2023: Beech B36TC (N6709Q), Cape Yakataga, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s continued flight into moderate to severe icing conditions, including supercooled large droplets, over mountainous terrain, which resulted in a loss of control and 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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