- Date
- June 8, 1988, 12:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Wenatchee, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7243XBeech A36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880608057049A
- Case key
- 40829
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Airframe ice was accumulating on the aircraft at 13,000 feet so the pilot requested an altitude of 14,000 feet. At 14,000 feet the pilot lost control of the aircraft and descended down to 6,500 feet before recovering. The pilot had stated that he felt he had an autopilot failure. The autopilot was inspected but no abnormalities could be determined. Towering cumulus clouds were present at all quadrants near the airport at the time of the accident. The acft landed without further damage. Examination of the aircraft revealed extreme buckling of the aircraft structure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7243X
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E 2355
- Engine
- Continental IO-550-B, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John Collins
- Registered owner
- C And S Manufacturing Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BFI · Seattle, WA
- Destination
- GTF · Great Falls, MT
- 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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EAT, 15 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.