Beechcraft 36TC N67434

Summary

On 3 November 1992 at about 20:00 local time, a Beechcraft 36TC registered N67434, operated by Gray, John A., was involved in an accident near Sedona, Arizona, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 November 1992 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sedona, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Sedona (SEZ)

Coordinates

34.9394, -111.9409

Aircraft

Beechcraft 36TC

Registration

N67434

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gray, John A.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Ana → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX93LA027

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AND DELAY IN EXECUTING THE APPROPRIATE REMEDIAL ACTION. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER GLIDEPATH AND ENCOUNTERING A DOWNDRAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED FORECASTED TURBULENCE WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 03. A PASSENGER REPORTED THE PILOT FLEW A LOW FINAL APPROACH. THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT. THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO AROUND, BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS. REALIZING THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT CLIMBING AND WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE RUNWAY THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON THE LOWER TERRAIN TO THE LEFT OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED ABOUT 150 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND ABOUT 500 FEET TO THE WEST (LEFT) OF ITS EXTENDED CENTERLINE. AIRPORT PERSONNEL PROVIDED THE PILOT WITH AN AIRPORT ADVISORY WHICH INCLUDED THAT THE SURFACE WINDS WERE FROM THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 25 AND 40 KNOTS. THE AIRPORT FACILITY DIRECTORY STATES IN THE SEDONA AIRPORT REMARKS SECTION, IN PART, '...TURBULENCE MAY BE EXPERIENCED IN VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT...'

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.