# Accident 19960524011579A: Beech A36, Meriden, CT, May 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1996, 16:45 local time
- Place: Meriden, CT
- Airport: Meriden Markham Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5087° N, 72.8295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERIDEN MARKHAM MUNI (MMK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5087&lon=-72.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59WW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59WW-1997-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250B17
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 283 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960524011579A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TAKEOFF IN STRONG TAILWIND THEN OVERROTATED END OF RUNWAY. STALLED IMPACTED AND BURNED.

## 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 NYC96FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA113), May 24, 1996: Beech A36 (N59WW), Meriden, CT, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, his failure to use takeoff power, and his premature lift-off of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush and subsequent collision with…

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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