# NTSB ATL84FA059: Beech A36, N36MP, Gulfport, MS, December 3, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: December 2, 1983, 18:20 local (Dec 3, 1983, 00:20 UTC)
- Place: Gulfport, MS
- Coordinates: 30.379035, -89.100601 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3790&lon=-89.1006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6239
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84FA059
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6239/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA059

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, approach - faf/outer marker to threshold (ifr)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - low ceiling (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - obscuration (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - fog (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - below approach/landing minimums (contributing factor)
  - ifr procedure - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - pressure induced by others, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - decision height - below, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - tree(s)

## Analysis

PRIOR TO THE APPROACH THE PLT WAS ADVISED THAT THE WX WAS SKY OBSCURED & VISIBILITY 1/4 MI IN FOG. THE PLT ACKNOWLEDGED 'ROGER WE'LL COME ON IN AND GIVE IT A SHOT.' THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES ABOUT 500 FT SHORT OF THE MIDDLE MARKER. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE OWNERS OF THE ACFT (PASSENGERS) WERE RETURNING TO GULFPORT TO ATTEND A SCHEDULED SOCIAL FUNCTION ON THE EVENING OF THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36MP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36MP-2009-04-09), registration cancelled 2009-04-09, S/N E-1979, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Registry model: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: E1979
- Airframe hours: 430
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-BB 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: General Electric Credit Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: Annual, October 17, 1983, 30 hours before
- Departed: MSY, NEW ORLEANS, LA
- Destination: 6PT
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: GPT, Gulfport/Biloxi, runway 13, 9,002 × 152 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark
- Wind: 140° at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Observed at: GPT, 1 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19831202060659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831202060659A), Dec 2, 1983: Beech A36, Gulfport, MS, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Struck trees on an ILS approach at the middle marker. Was too low in dense fog. No ground lights in crash area.

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.

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