Beechcraft 36 N6650M

Summary

On 12 December 2018 at about 00:00 local time, a Beechcraft 36 registered N6650M, operated by Hangar50 Llc, was involved in an accident near Hartford, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 December 2018 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hartford, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Hartford Muni (HXF)

Coordinates

43.3303, -88.3261

Aircraft

Beechcraft 36

Registration

N6650M

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Hangar50 Llc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kalamazoo → Hartford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

GAA19CA096

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain during landing in icing conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot in the retractable-landing gear-equipped airplane reported that, during an instrument flight rules night flight, he initiated an approach in instrument meteorological conditions. During the approach, he saw that rime ice had accumulated on the left wing. He continued the approach, extended the landing gear, and then configured the flaps for landing. The pilot attempted to level off at 1,620 ft, although the minimum descent altitude was 1,600 ft, but the airplane stalled. He applied forward pressure on the yoke to lower the nose and applied full throttle. He recalled that the airplane was extremely slow to respond and that it was "flying on the ragged edge of stall." The airplane exited the clouds, and he could see the airport, but the airplane impacted a field about 2.4 nautical miles short of the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.