# NTSB Accident NYC96FA113
> **Beech A36** · 1996-05-24 · MERIDEN, CT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC96FA113
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05843
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-05-24
- **Location:** MERIDEN, CT, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** A36
- **Registration:** N59WW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's improper planning/decision, his failure to use takeoff power, and his premature lift-off of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush and subsequent collision with terrain.  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot allowing the airplane's maximum takeoff weight to be exceeded, and the tailwind.

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