Beechcraft QU-22A 1074 N83475

Summary

On 17 October 1984 at about 22:00 local time, a Beechcraft QU-22A 1074 registered N83475 was involved in an accident near Fancy Gap, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 October 1984 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Fancy Gap, Virginia, United States

Coordinates

36.6591, -80.7006

Aircraft

Beechcraft QU-22A 1074

Registration

N83475

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL85FA011

1 person died.

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

AT ABOUT THE 2,800 FT LEVEL THE ACFT FLEW INTO THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN WHICH WAS OBSCURED BY CLOUDS. WITNESSES OBSERVED 2 PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS TO FLY OVER THE RISING TERRAIN UNDER THE CLOUD LAYER. DEPARTURE AND DEST ARPT, PLT IDENTITY, AND ACFT OWNER ARE ALL UNKNOWN. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ESTIMATE THAT APRX 1,000 LBS OF MARIJUANA WERE ABOARD THE ACFT. MOST OF THE WRECKAGE WAS DESTROYED BY POST CRASH FIRE. THE ACFT WAS ORIGINALLY MANUFACTURED AS A DRONE FOR THE U.S. ARMY. IT WAS SIMILAR TO A BEECH DEBONAIR, A TOTAL OF 12 WERE BUILT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.