# Accident 20031020027749A: Beech A36, Seaside, OR, October 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2003, 15:45 local time
- Place: Seaside, OR
- Airport: Seaside Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0000° N, 123.9036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0000&lon=-123.9036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N136SB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N136SB-2004-06-25) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 6,350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031020027749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N136SB LANDED LONG ON RWY 16 AT SEASIDE, OR (K56S) AND EXECUTED A TOUCH AND GO IN 40 KNOT WINDS. AIRCRAFT TURNED CROSSWIND, ENTERED A STEEP NOSE DOWN DESCENT AND CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET EAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 16. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST-CRASH FIRE. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOGBOOKS AND PILOT LOGBOOKS WERE DESTROYED BY THE POST-CRASH FIRE.

## 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 SEA04FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04FA009), Oct 20, 2003: Beech A36 (N136SB), Seaside, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from objects while maneuvering. High winds, gusts and rain were factors.

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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