BeechBonanza

At 12:58 CDT, a Beech A36TC Bonanza struck trees while attempting a go around at the Franklinton Airport, killing the pilot and his three passengers. The pilot intended to fly IFR from Baton Rouge to Montgomery, Ala., and had taken off about 20 minutes before the accident. The airplane was in cruise flight when the pilot requested vectors to the nearest airport because of an engine overheating problem. Houston Center vectored him to Franklinton and terminated radar services soon after the vector was issued. A witness said the plane came in high and fast toward the runway. Several witnesses saw the airplane flying over runway 31 with the landing gear extended, at a steady altitude estimated…

At about 10:00 EDT, a Beech D35 was found resting in a ditch just north of the Indiantown Airport with the left wing separated. Pilot information is unknown and the circumstances of the occurrence are unknown. The owner, whose medical was being reviewed by the FAA, reported that no one had his permission to fly the airplane. Investigators found ground tracks off the northwest end of the runway. The airplane then traveled up an embankment and into a ditch, where the airplane was observed to be upright and partially submerged….

At 11:45 PDT, a Beech Bonanza struck an embankment during takeoff from a private grass strip near White Swan. The pilot and two passengers were seriously injured and a third passenger was killed. Witnesses said the ground roll and takeoff appeared normal but that the airplane did not climb more than about four feet. Investigators noted that the southern half of the 2,400-foot grass strip was moist and soft, while the north end half was firm and dry. The aircraft had begun the takeoff roll from the south end. One of the owners of the airstrip reported that the airstrip is watered frequently and cut once a week on Friday or Saturday. The accident occurred on a Thursday….

At 19:53 EST, a Beech A36 undershot the landing on runway 27 at the Oakland International Airport. Neither occupant was injured. The pilot made an instrument approach and said he broke out of the cloud layer at 600 feet agl. The airplane touched down a quarter-mile short of the runway in a soft, rough, grassy area. An inspector who arrived on scene 2.5 hours after the accident said there was about two inches of ice on the airplane….

At approximately 19:45 MST, a Beech A36 made a hard landing at the Provo Municipal Airport. The pilot, who was not injured, said the airplane bounced once on landing. Inspection showed the nose landing gear strut was broken off and driven up into the firewall….

At 12:07 PDT, a Beech B36TC struck utility lines and a house while returning to land following takeoff. The pilot was killed. The controller reported that the pilot radioed that the aircraft door had come open and that he was requesting permission to return for landing. The pilot was cleared for a left downwind approach to runway 24. The pilot said he had no emergency at first, then the same voice said emergency, I got … There were no further transmissions from the pilot. Witnesses reported the aircraft was trailing dark smoke immediately after takeoff, which lightened to gray. Another witness said the engine sounds stopped prior to the crash. The smoke apparently was traced to having…

At about 16:40 EST, a Beech BE-35 crashed into Clinch Mountain near Rogersville, killing the pilot. IMC prevailed but no flight plan had been filed. The pilot departed Louisville, Ky., at 14:00 and received VFR flight following until 16:28, at which time radar service was terminated. The reported ceiling in the area was 1,300 feet overcast. A witness at Hawkins County Airport, the intended destination, said IMC had existed at the airport all day….

At about 20:03 PDT, a Beech D35 cruised into upsloping mountainous terrain about three miles east/northeast of Agua Dulce, killing the pilot. An acquaintance of the pilot said the pilot intended to fly east to Chandler, Ariz. The accident site is located about a half-mile north of California Hwy 14, which reaches its peak elevation of 3,225 feet msl in the Soledad Pass. The accident sites elevation is about 3,600 feet msl. Nearby weather reports showed a ceiling of 3,200 to 3,400 feet msl….

At 18:15 CST, a Beech V35 lost power and made a forced landing 100 feet short of runway 29 at Schaumburg Regional Airport. The pilot was uninjured. The flight departed Columbus, Ohio, at 16:50 CST. The pilot reported that he had run out of fuel. Examination of the fuel tanks revealed no useable fuel present….

At about 12:45 EST, a Beech 35-P35 struck rising terrain about six miles from the departure airport in Dayton. IMC prevailed but no flight plan had been filed. The pilot, who did not hold an instrument rating, was killed. Witnesses said the Bonanza disappeared into the clouds almost immediately after takeoff. Another witness near the crash site said the weather was overcast and foggy, with mist and rain. Weather near the crash site was reported as ceiling 900 overcast, visibility 1.5 miles, temperature 50 F, dewpoint 46 F. The field elevation at the departure airport is 719 feet and the crash site elevation was 1,678 feet….