# Accident 19891009039399A: Beech A36, Las Vegas, NM, October 9, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1989, 14:40 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NM
- Airport: Las Vegas Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5907° N, 105.2209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5907&lon=-105.2209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6029S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,698 total, 1,200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891009039399A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TWO TAKEOFFS DUE TO LACK OF ACCELERATION. THIRD TRY LIFTED, SETTLE, CRASHED. DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## 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 DEN90LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA006), Oct 9, 1989: Beech A36 (N6029S), Las Vegas, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF, WHEN SHE FAILED TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT SPEED WITHIN THE APPROPRIATE TAKEOFF DISTANCE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

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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