- Date
- June 3, 1990, 12:18 local (16:18 UTC)
- Place
- Gaylord, MI
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3671BBeech A36
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 10, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900603018139A
- Case key
- 14534
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate airspeed, while maneuvering (turning) after takeoff, which resulted in a stall/mush. Factors related to the accident were: the pilot's improper planning/decision, failure to maintain weight and balance limits, and adverse wind conditions.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After lndg, the plt seemed concerned about the acft's wt & asked the attendant to svc the fuel tanks the bottom of the tabs. After loading with 3 psgrs & baggage, he took off on rwy 27. Winds were rprtd to be fm 260 deg at 20 gstg 30 KTS; low level wind shear & turbulence were rprtd in the area. According to witnesses, the acft seemed to accelerate slowly &it lifted off after rolling about 1500 to 2000 ft. they noted that it was climbing at a slow rate & turned left (to the south, then east) at 150 to 200 ft AGL. One witness noted the acft's nose was higher than usual. Another rprtd the acftwas 'staggering: a slow porpoising motion not gaining airspeed.' The acft then banked left, dscndd & impacted, rgt maingear 1st on a hdg of 080 deg. After inpact, fire erupted, & the acft slid 105 ft & burned. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was fnd. The acft was estd to have been loaded to 3680 lbs with a CG of 89.4 inches. The cert max gross wt was 3600 lbs; the CG limits were from 81.0 to 87.7 inches.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3671B
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E-1703
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BB, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- G M N Leasing
- Registered owner
- Gmn Leasing
- Departed
- GLR
- Destination
- PTK · Pontiac, MI
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- GLR · Otsego County, runway 27, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 525 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 46 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GLR, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.