ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36087
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 December 1997 |
| Time: | 08:42 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft G35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N4404D |
| MSN: | D-4632 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Engine model: | Continental E225-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Crestview, FL (CEW) |
| New Orleans, LA (NEW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was initially on a VFR flight from Crestview, Florida, to New Orleans, Louisiana, and had requested flight following from Gulfport Approach Control. The pilot encountered weather, requested and received an IFR clearance and vectors around the weather. The airplane disappeared from radar after the pilot acknowledged the IFR clearance. The airplane is missing and is presumed destroyed. The private pilot is missing and is presumed to be fatally injured. The passenger's body was located on 2/16/98, in the Gulf of Mexico. CAUSE: undetermined.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001208X09345
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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