# Accident 19811016070459A: Beech A36, Quinhagak, AK, October 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Quinhagak, AK
- Airport: Quinhagak
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 59.7551° N, 161.8454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at QUINHAGAK (AQH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7551&lon=-161.8454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4495S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4495S-2024-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,678 total, 991 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC82DA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811016070459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT HIT SNOW BERM DURING TAKEOFF CAUSING LOSS OF AIRSPEED AND SUBSEQUENT CRASH INTO RISE AT END OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC82DA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC82DA003), Oct 16, 1981: Beech A36 (N4495S), Quinhagak, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4495S (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880819059129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880819059129I), Aug 19, 1988: Beech A36 (N4495S), Iliamna, AK, Minor damage. Nose and left gear retracted on rollout. Cockpit landing gear switch was faulty.
- [Accident 19781117036889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781117036889A), Nov 17, 1978: Beech A36 (N4495S), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. No malfunctions or leaks found in eng.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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