Beechcraft B36TC N837E
30 May 1983 · Farmingdale, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 30 May 1983 at about 13:33 local time, a Beechcraft B36TC registered N837E was involved in an accident near Farmingdale, New York, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:33
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Farmingdale, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Republic (FRG)
- Coordinates
- 40.7299, -73.4399
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft B36TC
- Registration
- N837E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Myrtle Beach → Farmingdale
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC83FA126
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 ACFT COLLIDED WITH A POWERLINE STATIC WIRE DURING AN INSTRUMENT LANDING APPROACH. THE PRIVATE PLT WAS INSTRUMENT RATED AND HAD RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING AND FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN. HE COMMENTED TO THE BRIEFER THAT 'IT DOESN'T SOUND TOO GOOD' AND THAT HE WOULD CALL AGAIN IN AN HOUR OR SO. ABOUT AN HOUR AND ONE HALF LATER HE AIR FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN. WHEN HE REACHED HIS DESTINATION HE WAS CLEARED FOR THE ILS APPROACH AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND WHEN HE REPORTED THE OUTER MARKER. THERE WERE NO FURTHER TRANSMISSIONS RECEIVED FROM THE PLT. RADAR SHOWED THE ACFT ON CENTERLINE AND DECENDING TO 400 FT ABOUT 1 MILE FROM THE END OF THE RWY. WITNESSES SAW THE ACFT AT LOW ALT AND SAW IT COLLIDE WITH THE POWERLINE. ONE SAW A BLUE ARC AFTER THE COLLISION. 3 REPORTED AN EXPLOSIVE SOUND AND BLACK SMOKE FOLLOWING THE COLLISION. THE VISIBILITY WAS DESCRIBED AS ONE TO TWO MILES. THE WIRE THAT WAS HIT WAS 78 FT AGL (149 FT MSL). DECISION HEIGHT FOR THE LANDING IS 329 FT AND VISIBILITY ONE MILE. THE ILS SYSTEM HAD BEEN USED SUCCESSFULLY JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft B36TC accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1985 | Beechcraft B36TC | Billings, Montana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1985 | Beechcraft B36TC | Idaho City, Idaho, United States | Michael E. Quesnoy | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Jun 1987 | Beechcraft B36TC | Barnhart, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1988 | Beechcraft B36TC | Woodward, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1990 | Beechcraft B36TC | Inver Grove Hgt, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Jul 1990 | Beechcraft B36TC | Santee, California, United States | Orlyn L. Jones | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1983 | Robertson B1-RD | Enfield, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jul 1983 | Easy Riser 1 | Canandaigua, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Aug 1983 | Goldwing NONE | Broadalbin, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Aug 1983 | American Aerolights EAGLE XL | Mayville, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jul 1983 | Cessna 172XP | Mechanicville, New York, United States | Joseph Ianniello | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-28-181 | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |