# Accident 20240802020429A: Beech A36, Vinemont, AL, August 2, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2024, 11:50 local time
- Place: Vinemont, AL
- Airport: Cullman Regional-Folsom Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2606° N, 86.8608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2606&lon=-86.8608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N718FG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N718FG-2026-09-14) (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 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,444 total, 264 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA344) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240802020429A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED WINDSHEAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPART RUNWAY 02 AHEAD OF APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM. WINDS REVERSED DIRECTION CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CRASH LAND AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE SAME RUNWAY DUE TO TAILWIND. AIRPORT PERSONNEL REPORTED WIND GUSTING TO 28 KTS DIRECTLY DOWN RUNWAY AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO LOWER COWL AND FWD FUSELAGE LOWER SKINS AND SUPPORTING RIBS.

## 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 ERA24LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA344), Aug 2, 2024: Beech A36 (N718FG), Cullman, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to depart in an area of developing convective weather, which resulted in an unanticipated wind shift during the initial climb after takeoff, a loss of climb performance, and the…

## Other reports on N718FG (1)

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

- [Incident 19990325002659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990325002659I), Mar 25, 1999: Beech A36 (N718FG), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. Aircraft sustained electrical failure. Pilot selected gear down and obtained three green lights indicating gear down and locked. Passengers confirmed lights.…

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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