- Date
- December 6, 1984, 13:56 local (18:56 UTC)
- Place
- Hagwood Store, NC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N9476YBeech N35
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841206064519A
- Case key
- 6579
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Analysis
The acft broke up in flight during an uncontrolled descent in instrument meteorological conditions under instrument flt rules (IFR). An IFR flt plan was filed. Shortly after takeoff the plt exhibited & reported problems with acft heading control & subsequently radioed he had lost control. Investigation revealed that the plt had attended but not completed an instrument training course 2 months prior to the accident. The training was conducted in an acft with a compass card type directional heading indicator. N9476Y had a horizontally mounted heading indicator.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9476Y
- Reported as
- Beech N35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-6640
- Airframe hours
- 2,352
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-N, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- First Flight Flying Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 15, 1984 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- RDU · Raleigh, NC
- Destination
- MQI · Manteo, NC
- Flight plan
- IFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 380 total · 120 in this make and model · 298 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RDU, 22 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.