# Accident 20080626839469A: Beech A36, Ryegate, MT, June 26, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2008, 17:00 local time
- Place: Ryegate, MT
- Airport: Three Cross Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1314° N, 109.3750° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1314&lon=-109.3750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N824C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N824C-2010-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon A36 (registry code 7150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT IO550B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080626839469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 26, 2008, AT 1700 LOCAL, A 2000 BEECHCRAFT A-26 BONANZA, N824C, WITH PILOT IN COMMAND^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND TWO PASSENGERS DEPARTED FROM A 200 FOOT GRASS STRIP (RUNWAY 5/23 ORIENTATION WITH THE TAKEOFF ROLL BEING ON 23), AND BECAME AIRBORN IN GROUND EFFECT.  AFTER CLEARING A FENCE AN TWO CREEKS, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, HITTING ADDITIONAL TREES WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED CLOCKWISE ABOUT 130 DEGREES BEFORE COMING TO A REST WITH THE TAIL SECTION LODGED AGAINST A STAND OF TREES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMGAED.  THE PIC RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PASSENGERS DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STABILIZERS, AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

## 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 LAX08CA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA173), Jun 26, 2008: Beech A36 (N824C), Ryegate, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff when the ground roll acceleration profile was determined to be insufficient for takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the shifting 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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