ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45071
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| Date: | Sunday 21 September 2003 |
| Time: | 12:35 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft F33A Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N927JL |
| MSN: | CE-346 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saint Johns, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ) |
| Dallas-Addison Airport, TX (ADS/KADS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On September 21, 2003, at approximately 1235 mountain daylight time, a Beech F33A, N927JL, dropped from radar just west of Mt. Baldy, near Greer, Arizona. The airplane was never found; the airplane is presumed destroyed. The instrument rated commercial pilot and his passenger are presumed to be fatally injured. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country personal flight that originated from Mesa, Arizona, approximately 1 hour before disappearing from radar and voice communication. The pilot was flight following at the time of the accident; family members said that the airplane was en route to Dallas, Texas, and the pilot was to continue on to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Family members and friends of the pilot said that he had departed the southern California area. He landed at Mesa, Arizona, to refuel, and had departed at approximately 1130 MDT. Radar data last recorded the airplane at N33 degrees, 42', 06.1"; W110 degrees, 39', 11.8". The aircraft was at 7,600 feet, and traveling at 142 knots ground speed. The pilot did talk with the ARTCC control approximately 3 minutes after the last radar return, and he was told to contact Albuquerque Center (ARTCC) over St John, Arizona. His last position and heading indicated that the airplane was flying into rising mountainous terrain, with elevations topping at 11,250 feet. The Civil Air Patrol units of New Mexico and Arizona flew extensive searches for the missing aircraft, but the airplane was never found. The search was suspended on October 18, 2003.
Probable Cause: The airplane is missing for unknown reason.
UPDATE September 1, 2023 by FAA: Aircraft was located in Saint Johns, Arizona.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20031001X01632&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Dec-2017 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2023 13:07 | Captain Adam | Updated [[Operator, Source, Narrative]] |
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