Beechcraft A-36 N1525G

Summary

On 17 June 1994 at about 15:55 local time, a Beechcraft A-36 registered N1525G, operated by Duncan Aviation Inc. & T.hayes, was involved in an accident near Brainerd, Minnesota, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 June 1994 at 15:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Brainerd, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Crow Wing County Regional (BRD)

Coordinates

46.3499, -94.1908

Aircraft

Beechcraft A-36

Registration

N1525G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Duncan Aviation Inc. & T.hayes

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lincoln → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO94FA103

3 people died.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE PUBLISHED MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE, AND HIS FAILURE TO OBTAIN AND/OR MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO AVOID COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT FLYING EXPERIENCE, AND THE CONTROLLER'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW STANDARD PROCEDURES AND TO PROVIDE MORE COMPLETE AND HELPFUL GUIDANCE TO THE INEXPERIENCED PILOT DURING THE APPROACH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE AIRPLANE WAS ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. PRIOR TO THE APPROACH, THE PILOT TOLD ATC THAT HE 'NEEDED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET. I'M KIND OF NEW AT THIS.' HE WAS THEN CLEARED TO DESCEND AND BEGAN RECEIVING RADAR VECTORS FOR THE ILS APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO HEAD TOWARDS A NEARBY VOR AFTER BEING VECTORED TO THE LOCALIZER COURSE. THE PILOT RADIOED THAT HE WAS NOT ON THE LOCALIZER AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE. ATC PROVIDED ANOTHER VECTOR AND CLEARED THE AIRPLANE FOR THE APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE INTERCEPTED THE LOCALIZER AND THEN DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR. RADIO COMMUNICATION WAS LOST AFTER THE PILOT DECLARED A MISSED APPROACH. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT HAD RECEIVED HIS INSTRUMENT RATING 6 MONTHS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. SEVERAL PROCEDURES SPECIFIED IN THE ATC HANDBOOK WERE NOT FOLLOWED BY THE CONTROLLER. AFTER THE PILOT INITIALLY BEGAN TO STRAY FROM THE LOCALIZER COURSE, HE WAS NOT INFORMED OF HIS POSITION RELATIVE TO THE LOCALIZER, NOR WAS AN INQUIRY MADE AS TO THE PILOT'S INTENTIONS. IN ADDITION, THE VECTOR PROVIDED TO INTERCEPT THE LOCALIZER COURSE RESULTED IN AN INTERCEPT ANGLE OF 40 DEG; THE ATC HANDBOOK STIPULATES A MAXIMUM INTERCEPT ANGLE OF 30 DEG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.