- Date
- March 8, 1987, 23:58 local (Mar 9, 1987, 04:58 UTC)
- Place
- Arden, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N621MBeech K35
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870308005259A
- Case key
- 7281
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Analysis
Plt departed charleston, SC for raleigh earlier in the day. While at raleigh he discussed pending legislation with assoc. He departed raleigh about 2228 EST in wx of indef 100 and 1/2 mile visibility. His destination was forecast to have occasional ceilings of 200 overcast and 1/4 mile visibiity in fog. Approaching asheville he asked for a PIREP on asheville. Atlanta center gave the latest weather as 500 scattered, measured 1100 overcast, visibility one mile in lightdrizzle and fog. The plt was cleared for an ILS to runway 34. The existing weather was 400 overcast, 2 miles visibility. The aircraft collided with trees about a mile north of the airport on a heading of 014. Pilot did not activate approach lights for runway 34.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N621M
- Reported as
- Beech K35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D5852
- Airframe hours
- 4,265
- Engine
- Continental I0-470-C, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Harry W. Clarke
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 6, 1986 · 87 hours before
- Departed
- RDU · Raleigh, NC
- Destination
- AVL · Asheville, NC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- AVL · Asheville Regional, runway 34, 8,001 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Rear
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,369 total · 79 in this make and model · 1,202 as pilot in command · 79 in the last 90 days · 23 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AVL, 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.