Beechcraft A36 N9160Q
1 November 1972 · Morgantown, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 November 1972 at about 19:38 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N9160Q was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Morgantown
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A36
- Registration
- N9160Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Rochester, Minn → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2517
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
NOT G/S EQUIPPED.FLEW 3 HRS AT 11000, NO OXYGEN. PILOT-DESCENDED BLO MDA FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 1972 | Beechcraft A36 | Pinon, New Mexico, United States | Cutter Flying | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1972 | Beechcraft A36 | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | Cutter Flying | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1973 | Beechcraft A36 | Glenwood Spg, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1973 | Beechcraft A36 | Marathon, Texas, United States | Central Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1974 | Beechcraft A36 | Hazard, Kentucky, United States | Abilene Aero, I | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1974 | Beechcraft A36 | Warroad, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |