# Accident 19860620026929A: Beech A36TC, San Rafael, CA, June 20, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1986, 13:35 local time
- Place: San Rafael, CA
- Airport: Smith Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0997° N, 122.6304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0997&lon=-122.6304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3823A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3823A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36TC (registry code 1151603, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520UB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 387 total, 270 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860620026929A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STALLED THE AIRCRAFT DURING A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF AND STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX86LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA259), Jun 20, 1986: Beech A-36TC (N3823A), San Rafael, CA, substantial damage

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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