# Accident 19940707017739A: Beech A36, Wichita, KS, July 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1994, 08:30 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Colonel James Jabara Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7001° N, 97.2790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7001&lon=-97.2790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N107JT-2003-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 1,194 total, 985 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940707017739A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TAKEOFF AS THUNDERSTORM GUST FRONT ARRIVED. LOST CONTROL. SEVERE WINDSHEAR. OVER GROSS.WEATHER SIGMETS ISSUED

## 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 CHI94FA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94FA222), Jul 7, 1994: Beech A36 (N107JT), Wichita, KS, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's attempt to take off into known adverse weather and the subsequent stall. Factors were the thunderstorm, the tailwind, and the excessive airplane gross weight and aft center of gravity.

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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