# Accident 20220724019949A: Beech A36, Ray, MI, July 24, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2022, 14:53 local time
- Place: Ray, MI
- Airport: Ray Community
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7383° N, 82.8885° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7383&lon=-82.8885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60ED, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60ED) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,322 total, 263 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220724019949A

## Narrative

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

24 JULY 2020 A36 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DEPARTING RAY COMMUNITY (57D) WITH FULL FUEL, 3 SOULS, BAGGAGE, AND A K9 ONBOARD AT 1453 EST.  SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF ON CLIMBOUT AFTER GEAR WAS RETRACTED PILOT REPORTED RIGHT WING DIPPED, NOSE POINTED DOWN WITH AIRSPEED INDICATING 64 KIAS. AIRCRAFT NOT RESPONSIVE AND STALL WARNING ALERT SOUNDED.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES APPROXIMATLY 200 YARDS WEST OF RUNWAY 28 AND CAME TO A STOP 100 FEET AFTER INITIAL IMPACT.  AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND ALL OCCUPANTS DEPARTED AIRCRAFT.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN FIRE.

## 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 CEN22LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA336), Jul 24, 2022: Beech A36 (N60ED), Ray, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s early rotation on takeoff, which resulted in insufficient airspeed and an inability to gain sufficient altitude to clear the trees.

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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