# Accident 19880608057049A: Beech A36, Wenatchee, WA, June 8, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1988, 12:40 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3708° N, 120.3497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3708&lon=-120.3497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7243X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7243X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880608057049A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE TURBULENCE WITH AUTOPILOT ON. AUTOPILOT JAMMED. WENT INTO SPIN. RECOVERED AT 600FT. G FORCES WRINKLED WING.

## 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 SEA88LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA107), Jun 8, 1988: Beech A36 (N7243X), Wenatchee, WA, 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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