Beechcraft A36 N66846

Summary

On 25 December 1983 at about 02:53 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N66846, operated by LEO R. Landhuis, was involved in an accident near Montoursville, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 December 1983 at 02:53

Classification

Accident

Location

Montoursville, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Williamsport (IPT)

Coordinates

41.2392, -76.9199

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N66846

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

LEO R. Landhuis

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Rochester

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC84FA059

3 people were seriously injured.

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE OVERHEAD COURTSEY LIGHT FLICKERED. AS THE ACFT LIFTED OFF THE RIGHT FRONT CABIN DOOR OPENED & THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE PLT ADVISED THE TOWER HE WOULD BE RETURNING TO LAND & ENTERED A RIGHT DOWNWIND LEG FOR RWY 27AT 500 FT AGL. THE PLT STATED THE INTERIOR OF THE ACFT BECAME VERY NOISY & COLD SO HE ELECTED TO FLY THE DOWNWIND LEG ATABOUT 500 AGL TO REDUCE THE TIME OF EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS. THE ABILITY TO SEE THE ARPT WAS REDUCED ON THE RIGHT BASE AS THE PLT HAD TO LOOK DIRECTLY INTO THE WHITE OVERHEAD COURTESY LIGHT. WHEN THE PLT WAS ABLE TO SEE THE ARPT HE WAS NOTIN A POSITION FOR A NORMAL LANDING SO HE INITIATED A LEFT TURN TO INTERCEPT THE RWY 27 FINAL APPROACH PATH. THE ACFT LOST ALTITUDE RAPIDLY & THE TOWER ISSUED TWO ALTITUDE WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE ACFT STRIKING TREES. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.