ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244719
Last updated: 1 December 2021
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| Date: | 06-NOV-2020 |
| Time: | 16:37 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft J35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N617Q |
| MSN: | D-5670 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Gillespie County Airport (T82), Fredericksburg, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Gillespie County Airport (T82), TX |
| Gillespie County Airport (T82), TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Beechcraft J35 Bonanza, registration N617Q, experienced an in-flight mid air collision with a Beechcraft M35 Bonanza, registration, N338Z, during a formation flight near Gillespie County Airport (T82), Fredericksburg, Texas.
N617Q was destroyed after impacting terrain and the sole pilot onboard received fatal injuries. The second airplane, N338Z, conducted a safe emergency landing on a dirt road and the sole pilot onboard was not injured.
According to preliminary information, the pilot reported gear retraction problems and he was trying to return to the airport when he collided with the second plane.
Sources:
Accident information is from a responding person who would like to remain anonymous.
FAA
https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/a88ed6ca892e6f8a76409f6a381d05202fa3fd13 (photo)
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N617Q
https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:96:3720771953677::::P96_ENTRY_DATE,P96_MAKE_NAME,P96_FATAL_FLG:09-NOV-20,BEECH
Media:
NTSB is investigating the Friday, Nov. 6, collision in Fredericksburg, TX involving a Beech M-35 and a Beech J-35.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) November 7, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2020 00:01 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 08-Nov-2020 00:02 | Captain Adam | Updated [Date, Time, Embed code] |
| 09-Nov-2020 18:01 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Nov-2020 00:49 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Nov-2020 09:20 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Source] |
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