# Accident 20140722013279A: Beech A36, Pago Pago, AS, July 22, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2014, 21:58 local time
- Place: Pago Pago, AS
- Airport: Pago Pago International Airpor
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 14.3317° S, 170.7114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-14.3317&lon=-170.7114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20TC-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA309) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140722013279A

## Narrative

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

PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA: N20TC, BE36, CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PAGO PAGO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (PPG). POB: 2, FATAL: 2, DAMAGE: DESTROYED.

## 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 WPR14LA309](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA309), Jul 22, 2014: Beech A36 (N20TC), Pago Pago, Antarctica, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of airplane control during the initial climb in gusting wind conditions for reasons that could not be determined because the wreckage was not recovered from the ocean.

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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