Beechcraft A36 N244JH
30 November 1992 · Frankfort, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 November 1992 at about 19:30 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N244JH, operated by Hoyt Investments, was involved in an accident near Frankfort, Illinois, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Frankfort, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Frankfort (C18)
- Coordinates
- 41.4892, -87.8295
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A36
- Registration
- N244JH
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hoyt Investments
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cedar Rapids → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI93LA047
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALL DURING A LANDING FLARE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPLANE STARTED ACCUMULATING STRUCTURAL ICE AFTER ENTERING CLOUDS DURING AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH. HE REPORTED HE FLEW THE APPROACH AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL AIRSPEED. AS THE PILOT FLARED FOR TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE SHUDDERED, FELL, AND LANDED HARD, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FIRST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 1992 | Beechcraft A36 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Loren Kula, ET al | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1992 | Beechcraft A36 | Middlebourne, West Virginia, United States | Robert J. Carleton | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Mar 1992 | Beechcraft A36 | Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, United States | Snyder, Michael C. | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 1992 | Beechcraft A36 | Griffith, Indiana, United States | Dalsanto, James A | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1992 | Beechcraft A36 | Guntersville, Alabama, United States | Trees Unlimited, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1992 | Beechcraft A36 | Brawley, California, United States | Clyde E. Shields | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1992 | Cessna 177 | Manlius, Illinois, United States | Grand Lake Air Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Sep 1992 | Cessna 152 | Ottawa, Illinois, United States | Legends, R.e. & J.k. Brown | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Sep 1992 | Beechcraft B55 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | J. F. Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1992 | Cessna 150L | Elwood, Illinois, United States | Thomas F and Robert H Bentley | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Mar 1992 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1992 | Douglas DC-8-61 | Morton Grove, Illinois, United States | Airborne Express Inc. | No injuries | - |