Beechcraft A36 N26RG
13 October 2013 · Telluride, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 October 2013 at about 17:00 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N26RG was involved in an accident near Telluride, Colorado, United States. One person was 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Telluride, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Telluride Rgnl (TEX)
- Coordinates
- 37.9539, -107.9086
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A36
- Registration
- N26RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1987
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Telluride → Gunnison
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14CA018
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to take off in gusting tailwinds resulting in exceeding the performance capabilities of the airplane and subsequent loss of control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated the reported winds near his departure time were 140 degrees at 24 knots, and he elected to depart from runway 27. During climb out, shortly after he rotated, the airplane weathervaned hard to the left and the stall warning horn sounded. The pilot felt a strong gust of wind as he attempted to clear rising terrain, and thought he encountered a strong down draft or rotor, followed by the airplane impacting terrain. Wind recorded five minutes before the accident was from 130 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 29 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2013 | Beechcraft A36 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | Lake Clark Air, INC | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 2013 | Beechcraft A36 | Ingalls, Indiana, United States | WV Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2013 | Beechcraft A36 | Alma, Georgia, United States | APS Aviation LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Aug 2013 | Beechcraft A36-TC | Ami, Japan | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Sep 2013 | Beechcraft A36 | Wellington, Florida, United States | Fourstars Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 2013 | Beechcraft A36 | Tilden, Texas, United States | J & J Aircraft LLC | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 2013 | Cessna 150G | Denver, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2013 | Piper PA-28-140 | Mosca, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Jul 2013 | Cessna 182S | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States | Steamboat Springs Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2013 | Beechcraft C24R | Peyton, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2013 | Cessna T182T | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | Air Illini, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2013 | Cessna T207 | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | Sanborn Map Company | Minor injuries | - |