- Date
- February 9, 1983, 19:49 local (Feb 10, 1983, 01:49 UTC)
- Place
- Addison, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N37365Beech A36TC
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830209004309A
- Case key
- 20701
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The non-instrument rated, student plt used another person's name while filing an instrument flt plan. When he contacted ground control for departure, he was advised that the arpt had just become IFR. After some confusion concerning canceling & filing flt plans, he was issued an IFR clearance. He was asked if he was instrument qualified and equipped and he replied 'that is correct.' During his arrivl at Addison, TX, the student attempted to land from an ILS apch, but was unable to complete the apch. Tower & apch control personnel provide assistance to the student while he attempted a 2nd apch. Subsequently, the student transmitted mayday calls, just before crashing. According to witnesses, the acft came out of the overcast, the reentered the overcast, before crashing. During the occurrence, the acft 1st contacted power lines after clearing the roof of a building. It then impacted in an open field aprx 84 ft beyond the power line & burned.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37365
- Reported as
- Beech A36TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- EA-149
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Universal Products, Inc.
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 29, 1982
- Departed
- FTW · Fort Worth, TX
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ADS · Addison, runway 15, 7,199 × 100 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
- 44
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 100 ft
- Temperature
- 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ADS, 5 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.