ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 36840
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| Date: | Monday 13 December 1993 |
| Time: | 14:50 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft B36TC Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Edward J. Zenni |
| Registration: | N36CK |
| MSN: | EA-496 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 641 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL TSIO-520-UB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lost Creek, KY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Cincinnati, OH (KLUK) |
| Hazard, KY (K20) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPALNE STRUCK THE TERRAIN IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, IN A NEARLY VERTICAL DESCENT, ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES FROM ITS INTENDED DESTINATION. RADAR DATA SHOWED THE AIRPLANE IN A DESCENT, THEN ABOUT 2 1/2 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE DESCENT RATE AND THE GROUND SPEED SLOWED. THE FINAL GROUND SPEED WAS LESS THAN 50 KNOTS. THE TERRAIN WAS STEEP WOODED HILLS WITH NO SUITABLE FORCED LANDING AREAS. NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND WITH THE ENGINE OR AIRFRAME. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE RUPTURED. FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE LINES BETWEEN THE FUEL SELECTOR AND ENGINE. A REVIEW OF REFUELING RECORDS AND PREVIOUS FLIGHTS WAS INCONCLUSIVE AS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL ON THE AIRPLANE WHEN IT DEPARTED ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.
Probable Cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND INFLIGHT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC94FA038
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 09:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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