Beechcraft A36 N364JK
25 March 2003 · Naples, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 March 2003 at about 21:30 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N364JK was involved in an accident near Naples, Florida, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Naples, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- 6L Farms Turf Strip
- Coordinates
- 26.1525, -81.7753
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A36
- Registration
- N364JK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Naples → Lakeland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA03LA081
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper preflight planning and delay in aborting the takeoff which resulted in the airplane overrunning the runway and incurring damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was taking off from a grass strip with three passengers on board the airplane and it appeared to be heavy and was not accelerating sufficiently. He said that during the last quarter length of the grass strip he retarded the throttle and attempted to abort the takeoff and the airplane overran the grass strip, into a farmer's field and incurred damage. Prior to the accident he said there had been no mechanical failure or malfunction to the airplane or its systems.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2003 | Beechcraft A36 | Farmingdale, New Jersey, United States | Paul A. Bray | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jul 2003 | Beechcraft A36 | Miyazaki, Japan | Civil Aviation College | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Mar 2003 | Beechcraft A36 | Farmington, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 2003 | Beechcraft A36 | Tavernier, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 2003 | Beechcraft A36 | New Vienna, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 1 Feb 2003 | Beechcraft A36 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States | Larry L. Brown | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 2003 | Cessna 172RG | Key West, Florida, United States | Avion Jet Center, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-25-235 | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Barry Aviation Florida, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2003 | Champion AERONCA 7BCM | Pahokee, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Oct 2003 | Airbus A330 | Miami, Florida, United States | Edelweiss Air AG | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2003 | Samual G Dasilva VELOCITY | Sebastian, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-31 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | Bruce T. Kendell | Fatal | 2 |