Beech A-36 accident near Tampa, FL
On July 17, 2008, a Beech A-36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Tampa, FL. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 17, 2008
- Place
- Tampa, FL
- Aircraft
- Beech A-36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 28.027°N, 82.345°W
- NTSB ID
- 20080806X01167
Official records · MIA08FA144
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
- Lockheed Martin Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 17, 2008, at 1526 eastern daylight time, a Beech A36, N36CL, registered to a private owner, operating as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight, operating as an Angel Flight, collided with an instrument landing system antenna during initial takeoff climb on runway 5 from Vandenberg Airport (VDF), Tampa, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage. The private pilot and the two passengers were killed. The flight was originating at the time, and the intended destination was Stuart, Florida. A witness stated he was driving southbound on I-75, adjacent to VDF. The accident airplane was observed taking off on the last one-third of the runway. The airplane landing gear was retracted, and the airplane drifted to the left off the side of the runway. The right wing tip of the airplane collided with a pole; and the airplane cart wheeled to the right, collided with the ground right side up, and immediately caught on fire. The witness reported a light rain and no noticeable wind. Review of the transcript between the pilot and the Tampa east satellite local controller revealed the pilot contacted the controller on the ground at VDF requesting his instrument flight clearance at 1521:39. The controller was unable to locate the flight plan and issued a clearance for the flight to enter into the Lakeland, Florida, airspace at 1522:36, with a void time, to be off the ground by 1530. The last recorded transmission between the pilot and
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to take off with a tailwind and his failure to maintain runway alignment during initial takeoff climb.
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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.
