Beechcraft BE36 TC N6727V

Summary

On 21 April 1985 at about 20:50 local time, a Beechcraft BE36 TC registered N6727V, operated by Richard McGuire, was involved in an accident near Silver City, New Mexico, United States. 6 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 April 1985 at 20:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Silver City, New Mexico, United States

Coordinates

32.7795, -108.2605

Aircraft

Beechcraft BE36 TC

Registration

N6727V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Richard McGuire

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Douglas → Albuquerque

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

DEN85LA122

1 person had minor injuries.

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 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A WX ENCOUNTER NEAR SILVER CITY, NM. ICING AND TURBULENCE IN IFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PLT INITIATED A CLIMB FROM 15,000 FT TO 17,000 FT BECAUSE OF RIME ICE CONDITIONS. THE AUTOPILOT WAS USED DURING THE CLIMB. THE PLT LOOKED AT A CHART AND THE RADIO FREQUENCY. HE SAID THAT THE ACFT HIT SEVERE TURBULENCE AND BANKED OVER 80 DEGREES. IT IS BELIEVED THE ACFT ENTERED A SPLIT S MANEUVER. THE ACFT WAS RECOVERED AT 10,000 FT. NUMEROUS POSITIVE G'S WERE PULLED DURING THE RECOVERY. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS BACK INJURIES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.