NTSB MKC88LA130 — 1988-07-08 · MARION, Iowa, United States

Current FAA registration · N25496

Make / Model: BEECH A36
Year of manufacture: 1986 · 2 years old at event
Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
Seats / Engines: 6 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19860217
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A26A0C

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N25496 Beech A-36 None

Factual narrative

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AFTER ONE GO-AROUND. WITNESSES SAID THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN BEYOND THE HALF WAY POINT ON THE 2300 FOOT SOD RUNWAY. HE APPEARED TO BE HIGH AND FAST ACCORDING TO WITNESSES. THE PILOT SAID HE MIGHT HAVE MISTAKEN THE THRESHOLD AND LANDED LONG. A DIRECT CROSS WIND OF ABOUT 15 KNOTS PREVAILED. THE PLT SAID HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP, AND CAREENED THROUGH A FENCE INTO A FARM FIELD COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_MKC88LA130.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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