# NTSB Accident WPR20LA289
> **Beech A36** · 2020-08-27 · Redding, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR20LA289
- **Event ID:** 20200827X41148
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-08-27
- **Location:** Redding, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.573612, -122.407218
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** A36
- **Registration:** N1550G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to recognize the airplane’s inadequate takeoff performance given the length of the available runway and to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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