# Accident 20080717855169A: Beech A36, Tampa, FL, July 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2008, 15:30 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Vandenberg
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0269° N, 82.3453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0269&lon=-82.3453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36CL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36CL-2009-05-28) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 4,950 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080717855169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 17, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 EDT, A BEECH AIRCRAFT, MODEL A36, N36CL, SERIAL #E-1980, WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED AFTER STRIKING A NAVAID (ILS-GS) TOWER UPON DEPARTURE FROM VANDENBURG AIRPORT, TAMPA, FLORIDA.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE FROM RUNWAY 005 AND VEERED LEFT OF CENTER LINE AND STRUCK NAVAID TOWER AT APPROXIMATELY 49 FEET AGL.  THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POST CRASH FIRE AND WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT AND THE TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.

## 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 MIA08FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08FA144), Jul 17, 2008: Beech A-36 (N36CL), Tampa, FL, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to take off with a tailwind and his failure to maintain runway alignment during initial takeoff climb.

## Other reports on N36CL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20001027032029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001027032029I), Oct 27, 2000: Beech A36 (N36CL), Nashville, TN, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot was manuevering to land at Nashville when the autopilot disconnected, shortly followed by a complete loss of electrical power. The pilot…

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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