Beechcraft A36 N719K

Summary

On 28 January 1984 at about 04:45 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N719K was involved in an accident near Columbus, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 January 1984 at 04:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Columbus, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

31.8203, -107.6403

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N719K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Deming → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

DEN84FA076

2 people 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 PLT TOOK OFF AT NIGHT IN THE COMPANY OF PLTS FLYING 2 OTHER ACFT, A CESSNA 150 & A PIPER PA-22. N719K, A BEECH A36 BONANZA, WAS FLYING AHEAD OF THE OTHER 2 ACFT. THE PLT OF 1 OF THE OTHER ACFT STATED THAT THE BONANZA PLT WOULD USUALLY FLY AT A SLOWER AIRSPEED WHEN IN THE COMPANY OF SLOWER ACFT. HE COULD SEE THE BONANZA'S POSITION LIGHTS, BUT COULD NOT TELL WHETHER THE PLT MIGHT HAVE LEFT THE GEAR OR FLAPS EXTENDED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE BONANZA CRASHED ON LEVEL, DRY, HARD PACKED, DESERT TERRAIN APRX 10 MI NORTH OF COLUMBUS, NM, WHILE TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND. MOUNTAINS WERE LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE CRASH SITE. AN EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THE ACFT HAD IMPACTED IN A SLIGHT NOSE LOW, LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS, BUT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. THE PLTS OF THE 3 ACFT WERE USING THE SAME RADIO FREQ, BUT NO CALLS WERE RECEIVED FROM THE BONANZA PLT. THE NIGHT WAS MOONLESS; THE AREA NORTH OF COLUMBUS WAS DESCRIBED AS A 'BLACK HOLE' ON DARK NIGHTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.