# Accident 20091108053789A: Beech A36, Spring Branch, TX, November 8, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2009, 11:52 local time
- Place: Spring Branch, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8189° N, 98.4361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8189&lon=-98.4361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91TD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91TD-2013-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550 series (registry code 17043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 884 total, 2 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091108053789A

## Narrative

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

THE ACTION LISTED IN # 32 IS INTENDED FOR THE INSTRUCTOR.  DURING CRUISE FLIGHTAT 9000 FEET MST, N91TD DEVIATED FROM ITS COURSE AND ENTERED A STEEP CIRCLING DESCENT TERMINATING WITH AN INFLIGHT FAILURE OF THE AIRFRAME AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.  THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN10FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA044), Nov 8, 2009: Beech A36 (N91TD), Spring Branch, TX, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during cruise flight in instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to this accident was the pilot’s lack of recent experience in flying…

## Other reports on N91TD (1)

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

- [Accident 20000331039139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000331039139A), Mar 31, 2000: Beech A36 (N91TD), Bloomington, IN, No damage. (-23) The pilot departed on runway 24, accelerating the a/c for lift-off. As the a/c climbed, the gear was retracted. Approx. 150 to 200 feet aboce the…

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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