# Accident 19940821027089A: Beech A36, South Lake Taho, CA, August 21, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1994, 13:25 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8939° N, 119.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE TAHOE (TVL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8939&lon=-119.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36DY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36DY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BB
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 281 total, 188 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA338) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940821027089A

## Narrative

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

JUST AFTER LIFTOFF GOT DOWNDRAFT UNABLE ACCELERATE ABORTED LATE. RAN OFF END RUNWAY INTO A FENCE. 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 LAX94LA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA338), Aug 21, 1994: Beech A36 (N36DY), So. Lake Tahoe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff when the performance deficiency first became apparent.

## Other reports on N36DY (2)

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

- [Incident 20200322006389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200322006389I), Mar 22, 2020: Beech A36 (N36DY), Lebanon, TN, Minor damage. On 3/22/2020, the pilot and registered owner of N36DY failed to extend the landing gear during his approach and landing at Lebanon Municipal Airport (M54). He…
- [Incident 19910722041109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910722041109I), Jul 22, 1991: Beech A36 (N36DY), Groveton, TX. Engine running rough. Precautionary landing at Groveton. Found broken boss on head of NR5 cylinder.

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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