# Accident 20250101000289A: Beech A36, Naples, FL, January 1, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2025, 01:00 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1565° N, 81.7762° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1565&lon=-81.7762&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8163F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8163F) (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-B6F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,976 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250101000289A

## Narrative

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

: PART 91, ON JANUARY 1ST, 2025, BEECHCRAFT BONANZA ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PILOTED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WITH THREE PASSENGERS, TOOK OFF FROM NAPLES AIRPORT (FLORIDA) AT 1 :20 AM AND CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 05 STRIKING TWO AIRPORT TENANT HANGARS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DEPARTING NAPLES UNDER AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES (IFR) FLIGHT PLAN BOUND FOR FLAGLER BEACH, FLORIDA. HEAVY FOG WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME AT NAPLES AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ISSUES, INCLUDING ENGINE SHUTTERING AND A LOSS OF POWER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE SLIPPING TO THE RIGHT, AND HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BY LOWERING THE NOSE. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED NORTH-NORTHWEST OF RUNWAY 5 AND COLLIDED WITH A HANGAR AT REXAIR. FOLLOWING THE IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED MOVING, CARTWHEELING BACKWARD, AND STRIKING AN OFFICE BUILDING BEFORE ULTIMATELY LANDING IN THE NAPLES JET CENTER MAINTENANCE PARKING LOT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS PASSENGERS REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

## 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 ERA25LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA088), Jan 1, 2025: Beech A36 (N8163F), Naples, FL, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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