# Accident 19950812023369A: Beech A36, Mckenzie, TN, August 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1995, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mckenzie, TN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1290° N, 88.5108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1290&lon=-88.5108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26774, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26774-1996-01-19) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950812023369A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPT TAKEOFF ON 2200FT STRIP DOWNWIND OVER GROSS. UNABLE CLIMB STRUCK TREES. AIRPORT NEEDED 3000FT.

## 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 ATL95LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA156), Aug 12, 1995: Beech A36 (N26774), Mckenzie, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to comply with the performance data for the aircraft in his attempt to takeoff, downwind, from the short sod runway, with high density altitude, and with the aircraft weight in…

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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