# Accident 20181211023439A: Beech A36, Hartford, WI, December 11, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2018, 17:50 local time
- Place: Hartford, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3303° N, 88.3261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3303&lon=-88.3261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6650M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6650M-2019-06-21) (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
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 550 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,171 total, 97 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181211023439A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 12, 2018 N6650M,  DEPARTED KALAMAZOO MI (KAZO) FOR A FLIGHT TO HARTFORD WI (KHXF)WITH A SINGLE PILOT ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SHORT OF KXHF.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR 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 GAA19CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA096), Dec 12, 2018: Beech 36 (N6650M), Hartford, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain during landing in icing conditions.

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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