Beech A-36 accident near Hartley, Texas, May 6, 1991
On May 6, 1991 at about 11:45 am local time, a Beech A-36, registered N1093B, was destroyed in an accident near Hartley, Texas. It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
UNDETERMINED.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 6, 1991 · about 11:45 am local time
- Place
- Hartley, Texas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech A-36 · all A-36s on the register
- Registration
- N1093B · no longer on the register · serial E-680
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AT APPROXIMATELY 0630 CDT, ON A VFR MORNING, THE PILOT TOOK OFF IN HIS OWN AIRCRAFT SOUTHEAST BOUND. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE AND THERE WAS NO RADIO CONTACT WITH THE PILOT. ACCORDING TO RADAR 'SKIN PAINT,' THE AIRCRAFT REACHED 6200 FEET AND THEN DISAPPEARED OFF OF RADAR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND SEVERAL HOURS LATER. IT HAD IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO INFORMATION/EVIDENCE LEADING TO A PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,396 hours in all; 798 in this make and model; 20 in the last 90 days; 20 in the last 30 days; 1,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, October 12, 1990; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520-BA(10) (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: W. B. Cattle CO.
The flight
- Departed from: DMT Dalhart TX at 11:30 am
- Destination: 60F Seymore TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: dawn
- Wind: from 190° at 17 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: scat
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 12:51 pm from FCWO, 8 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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