Beech A36 accident near Wichita, KS
On July 7, 1994, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wichita, KS. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 7, 1994
- Place
- Wichita, KS
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.700°N, 97.279°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001206X01683
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 7, 1994, at 0830 central daylight time, a Beech BE-A36, N107JT, was destroyed during takeoff at the Colonel James Jabara Airport in Wichita, Kansas. The private pilot and three passengers sustained fatal injuries. The sole surviving passenger sustained serious injuries. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91 in instrument meteorological conditions. An IFR flight plan was filed to Colorado Springs, Colorado. According to a friend of the pilot, the purpose of the flight was to travel to a camping vacation at the Rocky Mountain National Park. The pilot telephoned the Wichita Flight Service Station (FSS) at 0537. He requested "information for an IFR flight." The briefer advised the pilot of "a severe thunderstorm watch" north of his route, a "pretty severe line of thunderstorm activity", and a convective sigmet. The briefer stated "looks like you should be able to slide around the southern edge uh south of the Dodge City area to get around that area." The pilot filed an IFR flight plan, proposing a departure time of 0900. At 0830 several employees of Midwest Corporate Aviation, a fixed base operator (FBO) at the Jabara Airport, were working on the ramp securing aircraft in preparation for a severe thunderstorm which was approaching the airport from the northwest. One lineman reported he was watching the accident airplane because he could not believe anyone would try to takeoff in such severe weather. Several employees of Lifewatch, a local air ambulance service, witnessed the accident from the south end of the ramp. They reported the ai
Probable cause
the pilot's attempt to take off into known adverse weather and the subsequent stall. Factors were the thunderstorm, the tailwind, and the excessive airplane gross weight and aft center of gravity.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
