Beech 58 down today (Odd)

[dennyleeb]

In mid flight w/ no sig. weather en-route today. Was flying in same relative area.
Very Odd
N77AR

 

[Doggtyred]

In mid flight w/ no sig. weather en-route today. Was flying in same relative area.
Very Odd
N77AR

Pilot incapacitation?

 

[dennyleeb]

It was in flight fire from what I hear. Very sad pray for their family.

 

[jason]

The plane flew a lot...

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N77AR

 

[Fearless Tower]

The plane flew a lot...

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N77AR

Air Charter:
http://www.charterhub.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=1166610&

 

[flyingcheesehead]

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** Report created 5/26/2011 Record 2 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 77AR Make/Model: BE58 Description: 58 Baron
Date: 05/25/2011 Time: 2015

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
City: UNAKA State: NC Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, THE 3 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE
FATALLY INJURED, NEAR UNAKA, NC

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 3
# Crew: 3 Fat: 3 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: METAR 251953 1908G23KT 10SM CLR 34/12 A2985

OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER


FAA FSDO: CHARLOTTE, NC (SO33) Entry date: 05/26/2011

http://www.wgnc.net/index.php?optio...h-n77ar&catid=82:nc-news-by-google&Itemid=241

 

[flyersfan31]

It was in flight fire from what I hear. Very sad pray for their family.

Sources?

 

[Dave Theisen]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-05-26-NC-Plane-Crash_n.htm

 

[dennyleeb]

Sources?

was from a friend of someone on board

but now being reported as well

 

[Armcorp]

I took off about 30 minutes after they did from RYY in Atlanta. Atlanta center ask me to listen for an ELT and look for smoke in a certain area. The weather was VMC, with a moderate chop. Sobering and sad.

 

[ApacheBob]

Sorry to hear about your friend, Denny.
That is the area where my dad grew up.
Sad.