# Accident 20090605008659A: Beech S35, Decatur, TX, June 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2009, 09:30 local time
- Place: Decatur, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1344° N, 97.6069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1344&lon=-97.6069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8636Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8636Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech S35 (registry code 1151532, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH S35
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 350 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090605008659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ABORTED TAKEOFF, AIRSPEED LOWER THAN MINIMUM.  WET GRASS AIRSTRIP, COULD NOT STOP PRIOR TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTED TREES AND COLLAPSED LEFT GEAR.

## 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 CEN09CA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA342), Jun 5, 2009: Beech S35 (N8636Q), Decatur, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Both pilots' inadequate preflight inspection and failure to identify the presence of dirt and insect larvae in the pitot tube, and the owner-pilot's attempt to turn off the runway and onto the…

## Other reports on N8636Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19850504024979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850504024979I), May 4, 1985: Beech S35 (N8636Q), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Mains partially extended, nose gear retracted for landing. Indications of late gear extension.

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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