Beech A36 accident near Dog Island, Florida, September 18, 1983
On September 18, 1983 at about 5:20 pm local time, a Beech A36, registered N6024P, was destroyed in an accident near Dog Island, Florida (Dog Island airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed, 2 people were seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 18, 1983 · about 5:20 pm local time
- Place
- Dog Island, Florida · Dog Island · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed, 2 people were seriously injured and 2 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech A36 · all A36s on the register
- Registration
- N6024P · registry record · serial E-1439
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER THE PLT ARRIVED AT THE ARPT, A PERSON (WHO LATER WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT) DROVE THE PLT DOWN THE STRIP TO EXAMINE THE RWY. THE WITNESS ASKED THE PLT NOT TO TAKE OFF BECAUSE THE STRIP WAS TOO WET. THE PLT, WHO WAS A SURGEON, TOLD THE WITNESS THAT HE HAD 3 OPERATIONS THE FOLLOWING MORNING & HAD TO RETURN. ACCORDING TO THE WITNESS, THE PLT WENT FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ON THE RWY TO CHECK THE WATER, THEN HE MADE A 2ND RUN TOWARD THE NORTH TO TAKEOFF. HE SAID THAT THE ACFT LEFT THE GROUND & WAS APRX 20 FT AGL WHEN IT HEADED OFF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE RWY TOWARD TALL PINES. HE STATED THE 'PLT PULL BACK & STALLED OUT & FELL FLAT' AT THE NORTH END OF THE RWY. ALSO, HE REPORTED THAT THE WIND SWITCHED TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AS THE ACFT TOOK OFF. THE ACFT IMPACTED NEAR THE END OF THE RWY & SUBSEQUENTLY HIT A DITCH. REPORTEDLY, THERE WAS STANDING WATER & GRASS, 6 TO 10 INCHES TALL, ON THE RWY. WITNESSES REPORTED LARGE 'ROOSTER TAILS' OF WATER BEHIND THE ACFT AS IT WAS ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 605 hours in all; 45 in this make and model; 19 in the last 90 days; 498 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 906 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, August 22, 1983; 34 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-520 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: MCN Macon GA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 34, 2,750 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 2,000 ft; not recorded at 2,000 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:50 pm from AQQ, 25 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 | 2 |
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