Beechcraft A36 N6170U
30 March 1987 · Dalton, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 March 1987 at about 14:36 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N6170U was involved in an accident near Dalton, Georgia, United States. 5 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:36
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dalton, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dalton Muni Airport (DNN)
- Coordinates
- 34.7597, -84.9694
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A36
- Registration
- N6170U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Gulfport
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL87FA101
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 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
ON T/O AT 1ST POWER CHANGE PIC NOTED LOSS OF PERFORMANCE. HE TURNED LEFT TO DOWNWIND LEG FOR LANDING. PIC AND GROUND WITNESSES SAID ENG QUIT AND ACFT CRASHED INTO TREES AND GROUND. POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYED ACFT. PIC RPTED TAKING FUEL SAMPLE BEFORE T/O WITH NO WATER CONTAMINATION NOTED. ACFT WAS FUELED TWICE AT ARPT VISITED AND FLEW AFTER 1ST FUELING. AFTER 2ND FUELING ACFT SAT UNCOVERED DURING SEVERAL HOURS OF HARD RAIN. ACFT LOG SAID FUEL CAP SEALS REPLACED 5 MONTHS PRIOR. ANALYSIS OF FUEL FROM ARPT SHOWED NO WATER IN FUEL. DROPLETS OF WATER FOUND IN FUEL TRUCK FILTER. ENG EXAMINATION REVEALED WATER DAMAGE TO PISTONS, CYLINDERS AND SPARK PLUGS. THE PLTS FLT TIME WAS NOT REPORTED OR AVAILABLE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 1987 | Beechcraft A36 | Taos, New Mexico, United States | Phillip C. Kidd | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1987 | Beechcraft A36 | Angel Fire, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1987 | Beechcraft A36 | Temecula, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1987 | Beechcraft A36-TC | Winder, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1987 | Beechcraft A36 | Greenville, South Carolina, United States | Southeast Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Feb 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | Ramona, California, United States | Lancer Engineering | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 1987 | Cessna 310D | Athens, Georgia, United States | Robert Shields | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172M | Marietta, Georgia, United States | U.s. Navy Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1987 | Pitts S-1 | Brooks, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 1987 | Cessna 172 | Baxley, Georgia, United States | Eugene Youmans | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1987 | Grumman G-164A | Alamo, Georgia, United States | China Hill AG Service | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1987 | Luscombe 8E | Cartersville, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |