Beechcraft A-36 N8EM

Summary

On 15 August 1998 at about 11:38 local time, a Beechcraft A-36 registered N8EM was involved in an accident near Amelia, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 August 1998 at 11:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Amelia, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Clermont County Airport (I69)

Coordinates

39.0194, -84.2107

Aircraft

Beechcraft A-36

Registration

N8EM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hamilton → Batavia

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD98FA094

1 person died.

the pilot's loss of control in flight due to spatial disorientation. A related factor was the fog.

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

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The pilot departed on an IFR flight in instrument meteorological conditions without receiving a weather briefing. Weather reported in the area of the destination airport was ceiling 300 feet overcast with 1 mile visibility in fog. The instrument approach was flown 1 mile south of, and parallel to, the destination runway. The pilot performed a left turn during the missed approach procedure, followed by a right turn after he requested vectors for a return flight to the departure airport. Examination of radar data revealed that after the airplane completed the right turn and rolled out on the assigned heading, the airplane re-entered a right turn and descended in a right-hand spiral. Examination of the airframe and engine revealed no pre-impact anomalies. Photographs taken at the scene immediately following the accident showed reduced visibility due to fog.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.