# NTSB investigations: Beech A36, AL

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA26LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA140.md): Beech A36 · Gulf Shores, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Mar 8, 2026 · N66519 · Destroyed
  > On March 7, 2026, about 1900 central standard time, a Beechcraft A36, N66519 was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Gulf Shores, Alabama. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…
- [NTSB ERA24LA344](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA344.md): Beech A36 · Cullman, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Aug 2, 2024 · N718FG · Substantial damage
  > 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 subsequent forced landing.
- [NTSB ERA17FA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA140.md): Beech A36 · Dadeville, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 28, 2017 · N8169Y · Destroyed
  > A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to postcrash thermal damage to the engine accessories and the airframe. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to navigate to any of the available forced landing sites within…
- [NTSB ERA11FA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA074.md): Beech A36 · Theodore, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 30, 2010 · N1860P · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while maneuvering at night in deteriorating weather conditions due to spatial disorientation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing.
- [NTSB MIA07LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA111.md): Beech A36 · Cullman, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 22, 2007 · N18491 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s mismanagement of an in-flight emergency, which resulted in a gear-up landing and runway overrun. Contributing to the accident was a breach to the engine crankcase above and in line with the No. 1 cylinder.
- [NTSB MIA99LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA137.md): Beech A36 · Courtland, AL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 21, 1999 · N769LW · Substantial damage
  > The failure of maintenance personnel from Signature Flight Support to assure that a cotter pin was installed at the air throttle assembly lever following installation of the overhauled fuel control valve onto the overhauled engine. This resulted in the…
- [NTSB ATL92LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA010.md): Beech A36 · Selma, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 17, 1991 · N3735Y · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of the engine crankshaft counterweight blade, which resulted from excessive wear of the counterweight pin bushings, due to corrosion from an unknown source.
- [NTSB ATL84FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA184.md): Beech A36 · Fayette, AL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 26, 1984 · N1836D · Destroyed
  > The acft collided with the ground in a near vertical nose down attitude after being observed by witnesses to pitch down during cruise flt. This acft & plt flew earlier in the day with an instructor who had to recover control of the acft after the plt allowed…
- [NTSB ATL84FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84FA106.md): Beech A36 · Hamilton, AL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 23, 1984 · N1034W · Destroyed
  > The acft collided with trees aprx 6 miles east of marion cty arpt and aprx 17 NM sw of the flt depat pt and also the plt's home arpt. The plt had earlier that day told the haleyville arpt mgr that he would return to haleyville the same day as dept. The acc…
- [NTSB MIA79DKJ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKJ41.md): Beech A36 · Harvest, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 22, 1979 · N23621 · Substantial damage

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1151604'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1151604&state=AL

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