Beechcraft A36 N7243X
8 June 1988 · Wenatchee, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 June 1988 at about 19:40 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N7243X, operated by John Collins, was involved in an accident near Wenatchee, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wenatchee, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.3708, -120.3497
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A36
- Registration
- N7243X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John Collins
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Seattle → Great Falls
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA88LA107
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
AIRFRAME ICE WAS ACCUMULATING ON THE AIRCRAFT AT 13,000 FEET SO THE PILOT REQUESTED AN ALTITUDE OF 14,000 FEET. AT 14,000 FEET THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DESCENDED DOWN TO 6,500 FEET BEFORE RECOVERING. THE PILOT HAD STATED THAT HE FELT HE HAD AN AUTOPILOT FAILURE. THE AUTOPILOT WAS INSPECTED BUT NO ABNORMALITIES COULD BE DETERMINED. TOWERING CUMULUS CLOUDS WERE PRESENT AT ALL QUADRANTS NEAR THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED EXTREME BUCKLING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | Ramona, California, United States | Lancer Engineering | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | St Paul, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Mar 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | Bow, Kentucky, United States | Console Corp. | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Dec 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | Harrison, New York, United States | IRA Schechter | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Dec 1988 | Beechcraft A36 | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Sep 1988 | Taylorcraft BC-12D | Seattle, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1988 | Svensson BUSHBY MUSTANG II | Everett, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Sep 1988 | Bellanca 7ECA | Toledo, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1988 | Cessna 207 | Center Island, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Sep 1988 | Piper PA-28-160 | Renton, Washington, United States | Larry Dillon | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1988 | Aeronca 65-LB | Ephrata, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |