Beechcraft A36 N4325W
6 July 1993 · Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 July 1993 at about 19:00 local time, a Beechcraft A36 registered N4325W, operated by Equity Resources Inc., was involved in an accident near Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Falmouth Airpark (5B6)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft A36
- Registration
- N4325W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Equity Resources Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- White Plains → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- BFO93LA114
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED THAT LIFTED THE AIRPLANE, AND THEN IT TOUCHED DOWN HARD. HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD AGAIN, THEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND TORE AWAY FROM THE AIRPLANE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft A36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 1993 | Beechcraft A36 | Tomball, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1993 | Beechcraft A36 | Plano, Texas, United States | Centerline Aviation, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 May 1993 | Beechcraft A36 | Seaside, Oregon, United States | Theodorson, Robert & Dorothy | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jan 1993 | Beechcraft A36 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | Robert M. Ward | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1993 | Beechcraft A36 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | Centerline Aviation | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Jan 1993 | Beechcraft A36 | Willoughby, Ohio, United States | Harvey S. Rosen | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 May 1993 | Cessna 150M | Marlboro, Massachusetts, United States | Robert E Hall JR. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-28-180 | Byfield, Massachusetts, United States | Arthur G Allen | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1993 | Cessna 172L | Gr Barrington, Massachusetts, United States | Oxford Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1993 | Cessna 182L | Oxford, Massachusetts, United States | Martin T. Weiss | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1993 | Piper PA-28-180 | Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States | Tamarack Flying Club Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1993 | Piper PA-28-235 | Oxford, Massachusetts, United States | James M. Banas | Fatal | 4 |