# Accident 20200827012249A: Beech A36, Redding, CA, August 27, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2020, 06:30 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Benton Field Aiport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5736° N, 122.4072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5736&lon=-122.4072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1550G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1550G) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 498 total, 39 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200827012249A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 27, 2020, ABOUT 0645 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA A36, N1550G, WAS DESTROYED MOMENTS AFTER A FAILED ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF FROM BENTON FIELD AIRPORT (O85), REDDING, CALIFORNIA.  THERE WERE FOUR SOULS ON BOARD. VIDEO FROM THE ACCIDENT SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPT TO ROTATE FOR TAKEOFF BUT IT FAILED VIDEO ALSO SHOWS FLAPS UP. WITNESS FROM THE CHP CLOCKED THE AIRCRAFT AT 61 KNOTS. IMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED THAT DAY DUE TO SMOKE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENLISTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO FILE IFR THOUGH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD NO EXPERIENCE IN AN A36. NTSB CALCULATED THE WEIGHT TO BE 4039, AIRCRAFT MAX GROSS WAS 3650, INCREASED TO 4000 DUE TO STC. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND OVER PLACER STREET TO THE NORTH.  THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TREE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF PLACER STREET AND BURST INTO FLAMES.  THE OPERATOR OF THE FBO AT BENTON FIELD AIRPORT SERVICED THE AIRCRAFT WITH 38 GALLONS OF FUEL THE DAY BEFORE. THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE WAS DESTROYED IN THE FIRE. THE REMAINING PORTIONS WERE COLLECTED AND STORED FOR NTSB INVESTIGATION. MORE DETAILS WILL BE UPDATED AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR20LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA289), Aug 27, 2020: Beech A36 (N1550G), Redding, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to recognize the airplane’s inadequate takeoff performance given the length of the available runway and to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N1550G (1)

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

- [Incident 20000331017499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000331017499I), Mar 31, 2000: Beech A36 (N1550G), Joplin, MO, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot states that during the cruise the low bus volts annunciator illuminated with a voltmeter reading of less than 25, with soem load indication.…

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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