# Accident 19960506046619A: Beech A36, Hot Springs, VA, May 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1996, 11:32 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0004° N, 79.8309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0004&lon=-79.8309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12JE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960506046619A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN FAILED TO ATTAIN/MAINTAIN AIRSPEED ON TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 IAD96LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA071), May 6, 1996: Beech A36 (N12JE), Hot Springs, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to attain adequate aircraft speed during takeoff. Related factors were the density altitude and gusty wind conditions.

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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