# Accident 19890719023729A: Beech A36, Cimarron, NM, July 19, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1989, 07:30 local time
- Place: Cimarron, NM
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4995° N, 104.9092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4995&lon=-104.9092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26208 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 953 total, 246 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890719023729A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED AND DRIFTED OFF CENTER OF DIRT RUNWAY. GEAR STRUCK A ROCK CAUSING A CRASH. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR.

## 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 DEN89LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA173), Jul 19, 1989: Beech A36 (N26208), Cimarron, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PROPERLY PLAN HIS FLIGHT. HE FAILED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE CHANGABLE WINDS AND THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE THAT EXISTED AT THE AIRSTRIP WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF. A PROPER…

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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