Beech A36 accident near Ronkonkoma, NY
On July 22, 2024, a Beech A36 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ronkonkoma, NY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 22, 2024
- Place
- Ronkonkoma, NY
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.788°N, 73.112°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240722194747
Official records · ERA24FA318
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Audio Recording: Recording (MP4), on ntsb.gov
- N1089w And Controller Audio Departure Clearance: Audio recording (MP3), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
On July 22, 2024, at 1812 eastern daylight time, a Beech A36 airplane, N1089W, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Ronkonkoma, New York. The private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot was departing from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP), Ronkonkoma, New York, and taxied from the ramp via taxiways C to B to join runway 24 for an intersection takeoff at the 4,100 ft-remaining point of the 7,006 ft-long runway, leaving 2,906 ft unused. The pilot’s reasoning for the intersection takeoff was not known or communicated. The controller stated, “November eight nine whiskey wind one eight zero at one one runway two four at bravo cleared for takeoff.” The pilot acknowledged and subsequently departed. Security video taken from a camera located at the airport terminal showed the airplane during the takeoff roll, liftoff, and initial climb, which all appeared normal. The landing gear retracted before the airplane disappeared out of the camera frame. Data from a commercial ADS-B provider indicated that the takeoff roll was about 1,200 ft-long prior to liftoff and that the groundspeed was about 82 kts during initial climb. Shortly after the landing gear were raised, the ground speed decayed to 62 kts before the airplane began a descending turn to the left. Figure 1 shows an aerial image of the ISP airport with the airplane’s ground track, camera view and groundspeeds overlaid. Figure 1 - ADS-B data with the airplane’s track over runway 24 overlaid
Probable cause
A loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the outcome was the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane following the loss of engine power and his decision to perform an intersection takeoff which, reduced the available landing distance following the loss of engine power.
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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.
