- Date
- April 21, 1985, 13:50 local (20:50 UTC)
- Place
- Silver City, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6727VBeech BE36 TC
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850421015099A
- Case key
- 16667
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Analysis
The acft was substantially damaged during a wx encounter near Silver City, NM. Icing and turbulence in IFR conditions prevailed at the time. The plt initiated a climb from 15,000 ft to 17,000 ft because of rime ice conditions. The autopilot was used during the climb. The plt looked at a chart and the radio frequency. He said that the acft hit severe turbulence and banked over 80 degrees. It is believed the acft entered a split s maneuver. The acft was recovered at 10,000 ft. numerous positive g's were pulled during the recovery. A passenger sustained serious back injuries.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6727V
- Reported as
- Beech BE36 TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- EA 376
- Airframe hours
- 387
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard Mcguire
- Registered owner
- Gelder Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 22, 1985 · 43 hours before
- Departed
- DUG · Douglas, AZ
- Destination
- Albuquerque, NM
- 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
- 59
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,685 total · 46 in this make and model · 2,350 as pilot in command · 359 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 240° at 25 knots, gusting 35
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 32 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.