# NTSB Accident WPR17LA064
> **BEECH A36TC** · 2017-02-23 · Stevensville, MT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR17LA064
- **Event ID:** 20170224X34451
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-02-23
- **Location:** Stevensville, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.521389, -114.048889
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BEECH
- **Model:** A36TC
- **Registration:** N3803J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to conduct a takeoff with a tailwind on an upsloping runway in an overweight airplane, which resulted in the airplane having insufficient energy to climb out of ground effect.

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