Beechcraft A36 N60360

Summary

On 17 September 1994 at about 12:50 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N60360, operated by Thompson, William A., was involved in an accident near Barstow, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 September 1994 at 12:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Barstow, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Private

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft A36

Registration

N60360

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Thompson, William A.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Friendly → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO94FA160

1 person died.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE TOWER.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

WITNESSES STATED THEY SAW THE AIRPLANE APPROACH THE 2,400-FOOT-LONG PRIVATE AIRSTRIP FROM THE WEST FLYING EAST. ONE WITNESS STATED THE AIRPLANE CIRCLED THE AIRSTRIP AREA ABOUT 500 TO 600 FEET AGL AND THEN IT 'DOVE' DOWN FLYING IN A EASTERLY DIRECTION. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. THE WITNESSES STATED THAT WHEN THEY SAW THE AIRPLANE, PATCHES OF GROUND FOG AND HAZE WERE PRESENT. THE AIRSTRIP RUNS IN A WEST-EAST DIRECTION AND HAS A POWER LINE TOWER LOCATED AT THE EAST END OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE AIRPLANE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 36 FEET BEYOND THE TOWER. THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING WAS AT THE BASE OF THE TOWER. SCRAPE MARKS AND BENT TOWER SUPPORT ARMS WERE NOTED ABOUT 42 FEET UP FROM THE TOWER'S BASE. HIGH TREES WERE LOCATED TO THE RIGHT OF THE TOWER (LOOKING EAST) AND POWER LINES RAN ACROSS THE FLIGHT AREA AT THE EAST END OF THE AIRSTRIP. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.