- Date
- July 6, 1991, 23:40 local (Jul 7, 1991, 06:40 UTC)
- Place
- Roche Harbor, WA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6036EBeech V35B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910706026129A
- Case key
- 41326
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to plan his takeoff path to provide adequate terrain clearance. The rising terrain and dark night light conditions were contributing factors.
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
The night takeoff was toward rising terrain and trees. The airplane first struck a tree aprx 200 ft north of the runway centerline and aprx 150 ft from the departure end of the runway. It then struck a residence and a pickup truck. A pilot witness stated the engine sounded normal. Local pilots report that takeoff is normally to the west over the Harbor.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6036E
- Reported as
- Beech V35B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D10272
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-BB, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David J. Mees
- Registered owner
- David J. Mees
- Destination
- Palo Alto, CA
- Airport
- 9S1 · Roche Harbor, runway 6, 4,300 × 50 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,033 total · 320 in this make and model · 100 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.