Beechcraft A36 N55674
12 October 2015 · Dallas, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 October 2015 at about 18:40 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N55674, operated by Frog Air LLC, was involved in an accident near Dallas, Texas, 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 18:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dallas Love Field Airport (DAL)
- Coordinates
- 32.8472, -96.8517
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A36
- Registration
- N55674
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1990
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Frog Air LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dallas → Amarillo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN16LA008
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper navigation onto a vehicle service road while taxiing and his subsequent distraction while looking at an airport diagram, which led to the airplane impacting a fence post.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he was taxiing for takeoff when he inadvertently turned onto a vehicle service road instead of the taxiway as he was leaving the ramp area. He then looked down to review the airport diagram on his tablet. As he was reviewing the airport diagram while still taxiing, the left wing impacted a fence post. The airplane's nose then turned left, and the front of the airplane impacted a vehicle gate, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2015 | Beechcraft A36 | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2015 | Beechcraft A36 | Huggins, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 5 Feb 2015 | Beechcraft A36 | Andrews, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 2015 | Beechcraft A36 | Lancaster, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 2015 | Beechcraft A36 | Austin, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 2015 | Beechcraft A36 | Plainville, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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