# Accident 19880402024349A: Beech A36, Nashville, TN, April 2, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1988, 09:30 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1091° N, 86.8705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1091&lon=-86.8705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7243B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 299 total, 3 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL88LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880402024349A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISTAKENLY BELIEVED HEAVILY LOAD PLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB. ABORTED AND RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY. NO DEFECTS FOUND.

## 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 ATL88LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA130), Apr 2, 1988: Beech A-36 (N7243B), Nashville, TN, 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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