- Date
- September 27, 1985, 13:05 local (17:05 UTC)
- Place
- Lafayette, GA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N136BSBeech A36
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850927053589A
- Case key
- 6643
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed in a trailer parking lot after a steep left turn & uncontrolled descent. The acft impacted the ground in a nose low attitude. The rt wing had struck a parked trailer prior to the nose striking the ground. The acc occurred about 1/4 mile from the approach end of rwy 02 at barwick/Lafayette arpt. The acft was destroyed by the impact & post crash fire
Aircraft
- Registration
- N136BS
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-1725
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gerald Brandt
- Registered owner
- Broward Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 5, 1985
- Departed
- Atlanta, GA
- Destination
- Chicago, IL
- Airport
- 9A5 · Barwick-Lafayette, runway 2, 5,400 × 50 ft, macadam
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 220 total · 14 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 28° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHA, 20 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.