ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38043
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| Date: | Friday 8 October 1993 |
| Time: | 21:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft A36 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Marvin E. Feldman |
| Registration: | N6AP |
| MSN: | E-1881 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1941 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-BB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Topsfield, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Concord, NH (KCON) |
| Beverly, MA (KBVY) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO HIS TEMPORARY RESIDENCE AFTER THE 1ST DAY OF A PILOT PROFICIENCY COURSE. HIS ROUTE TOOK HIM OVER THE LWM VOR, WHERE HE WAS TO TRACK LEFT (ON 145 DEG COURSE) & INTERCEPT THE LOCALIZER (LOC) 157 DEGREE COURSE TO THE AIRPORT, VIA THE FINAL APPROACH FIX (FAF). THE FAF WAS ABOUT HALF WAY BETWEEN THE LWM VOR & THE AIRPORT. THE LOC & VOR EACH HAD DME. AFTER INTERCEPTING A 157 DEG COURSE TO THE VOR, THE PLANE CROSSED THE VOR & CONTINUED ON THE VOR 157 DEG RADIAL, PARALLELING THE LOC COURSE. AFTER PASSING THE VOR, THE PILOT REPORTED HIS DME FROM THE LWM VOR, RATHER THAN FROM THE LOC DME AT THE AIRPORT. HE REMAINED ABOVE THE 1800' MSL CROSSING ALTITUDE UNTIL ABOUT 2 MI PAST THE FAF. ABOUT 3 MI PAST THE FAF, THE AIRPLANE TURNED LEFT 27 DEGREES, FLEW ACROSS THE LOC COURSE, THEN BEGAN A DESCENDING RIGHT TURN. RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST AS THE PLANE DESCENDED BELOW 900'. IT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A DESCENDING RIGHT TURN. THE 2112 EDT WEATHER AT THE AIRPORT WAS IN PART: 100' OBSCURED, VIBILITY 1/4 MI WITH FOG.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FOLLOW THE PUBLISHED IFR PROCEDURE, AND HIS FAILURE TO CORRECT A SPIRAL AFTER BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC94FA007
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 10:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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