Beechcraft A36 N4295S

Summary

On 19 February 1982 at about 00:15 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N4295S, operated by Terra DEV. Corp. & Sundance AV, was involved in an accident near St. George, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 February 1982 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

St. George, Utah, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N4295S

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Terra DEV. Corp. & Sundance AV

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Las Vegas → Kinston

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN82FTM09

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA TO ST. GEORGE, UTAH WHEN IT FLEW PAST THE DESTINATION AND STRUCK THE SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN. THE CRASH SITE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 15 MILES BEYOND THE DESTINATION AT AN ELEVATION OF ABOUT 7600 FT MSL. THE SITE WAS ALMOST DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH THE DEPARTURE POINT AND THE MORMON MESA VORTAC. THE MORMON MESA VORTAC WAS LOCATED ABOUT HALF WAY BETWEEN LAS VEGAS AN ST. GEORGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOPILOT. MEMBERS OF THE PILOT'S FAMILY BELIEVED THAT HE WENT TO SLEEP WHILE FLYING WITH THE AUTOPILOT ON. A TOXICOLOGICAL CHECK SHOWED TRACES OF COCAINE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.