# NTSB Accident FTW96FA181
> **Beech A36** · 1996-04-25 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW96FA181
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05544
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-04-25
- **Location:** OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.520008, -97.479034
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** A36
- **Registration:** N2558W
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's delay in aborting the landing and his failure to obtain/maintain sufficient airspeed during the aborted landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain.  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's improper interpretation of the recommended landing runway, his selection of the wrong runway, and the resultant tailwind.

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