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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech B24R · Pittsfield, PA · August 12, 1979

Date
August 12, 1979 · 18:00 local
Place
Pittsfield, PA
Airport
Broken Straw
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9250S
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FGM42
Reported as
Beech B24R
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
212 total50 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot lifted nose wheel too soon on takeoff and became airborne before she had flying speed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LIFTED NOSE WHEEL TOO SOON ON TAKEOFF AND BECAME AIRBORNE BEFORE SHE HAD FLYING SPEED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.