# Accident 19881113050429A: Beech A36, Montauk, NY, November 13, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1988, 17:11 local time
- Place: Montauk, NY
- Airport: Montauk Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0408° N, 71.9393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0408&lon=-71.9393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N722BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N722BH-1991-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,047 total, 750 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881113050429A

## Narrative

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

TOO LOW AND SLOW IN SEVERE TURBULENCE AND HEAVY RAIN,LANDED IN AREA OF SAND DUNES HALF MILE FROM THE 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 NYC89LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA027), Nov 13, 1988: Beech A36 (N722BH), Montauk, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF CONTROL, INFLIGHT, WHILE LANDING, DUE TO LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR.

## Other reports on N722BH (1)

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

- [Accident 19810924063609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810924063609A), Sep 24, 1981: Beech A36 (N722BH), White Plains, NY, Substantial damage. Instructor allowed student to occupy seat with brakes. Student did not apply brakes and struck aircraft on start up

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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