Accident · 1991-12-25

NTSB case NYC92FA050 · BEECH A36 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-12-25
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: BEECH A36 (N236JS)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: JOHN E. SCHWELLER Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): JOHN E. SCHWELLER

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOTS TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE NIGHT CONDITIONS, REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG, AND THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE PILOTS DIVERTED THEIR ATTENTION TO THE OPERATION OF THE LORAN EQUIPMENT.

Source: NTSB case NYC92FA050

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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