Beechcraft F33A N9318Q

Summary

On 19 November 2015 at about 20:44 local time, a Beechcraft F33A registered N9318Q was involved in an accident near North Salem, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 November 2015 at 20:44

Classification

Accident

Location

North Salem, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Danbury Municipal (DXR)

Coordinates

41.3247, -73.6372

Aircraft

Beechcraft F33A

Registration

N9318Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

1971

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Parkersburg → Danbury

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA16FA044

2 people died.

A loss of airplane control for reasons that could not be determined because examination of the wreckage revealed no mechanical deficiencies. 

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

At the conclusion of a cross-country flight, the instrument-rated pilot was cleared for an instrument approach in actual instrument meteorological conditions. About 2 minutes later, the airplane entered a right descending turn away from the airport. The controller attempted to contact the pilot but received no response. The airplane impacted a reservoir about 8 miles from the airport. Postaccident examination of the airplane and engine revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. On his most recent application for a medical certificate about 6 months before the accident, the pilot reported a total of 1,940 hours of flight experience, but his logbooks were not recovered, so his recent flight experience and instrument currency could not be determined. The pilot's toxicology results were negative, and the autopsy was inconclusive, so it is unknown if the pilot experienced a medical condition that could have contributed to the loss of airplane control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.