# Accident 19890524012759A: Beech A36TC, Amarillo, TX, May 24, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1989, 13:10 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Tradewind Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1699° N, 101.8259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRADEWIND (TDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1699&lon=-101.8259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6760C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36TC
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520UB
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,149 total, 50 in this make and model, 91 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW89LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890524012759A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLIMB AFTER LIFTOFF. CFI AND STUDENT AT CONTROLS. NEAR GROSS WEIGHT AND 93 DEGREES OAT.

## 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 FTW89LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89LA099), May 24, 1989: Beech A36TC (N6760C), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE TO ATTAIN LIFTOFF SPEED AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF.

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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