- Date
- December 6, 1982, 08:41 local (14:41 UTC)
- Place
- Midland, AR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N767TBeech A36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821206062619A
- Case key
- 71699
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
When the plt filed his VFR flt plan he was observed using an IFR enroute chart. About 7 minutes after takeoff the plt requested a frequency to call for a clearance to climb on top of the overcast. Approximately 5 minutes later, as the plt was giving his position, the acft struck a mountain 250 ft below the peak. At the time of impact the acft was in a wings level, slight climb attitude. A departing corporate flight was sent to the area in an attempt to locate the wreckage & reported that the top of the mountain & the accident site were in the clouds. There were no VFR charts found in the wreckage & the plt was unfamiliar with the mountainous area south of fort smith.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N767T
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-372
- Airframe hours
- 2,070
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BA, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Treanor Equipment Company
- Registered owner
- Treanor Equipment Company
- Departed
- C · Fort Smith, AR
- Destination
- C · Abilene, TX
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- FSM · Fort Smith Municipal
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
- 72
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 2,800 in this make and model · 5,000 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 106 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FSM, 19 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.