# Accident 20160831014819A: Beech A36, Bentonville, AR, August 31, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2016, 09:05 local time
- Place: Bentonville, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3453° N, 94.2194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3453&lon=-94.2194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8283D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8283D-2017-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-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 MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160831014819A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 31, 2016, AT 0905 CST, A BEECHCRAFT A36, N8283D, REGISTERED TO REX GRIMSLEY INC., COLLIDED WITH A HANGER DURING TAKEOFF AT THE BENTONVILLE AIRPORT, BENTONVILLE, AR.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, THERE WAS NOT A VFR OR IFR FLIGHT PLAN FILED FOR THIS FLIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS 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 CEN16FA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA341), Aug 31, 2016: Beech A36 (N8283D), Bentonville, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to monitor and/or transmit his position over the uncontrolled airport's common traffic advisory frequency, and his decision to continue the takeoff when he observed conflicting…

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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