19791114032089A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech D18S · Corona, CA · November 14, 1979

Date
November 14, 1979 · 12:30 local
Place
Corona, CA
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8611A
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80FUG07
Reported as
Beech D18S
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
893 total29 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot reported vibration in ailerons after takeoff. Went into steep turn. Hit ground. Possible autopilot malfunction

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED VIBRATION IN AILERONS AFTER TAKEOFF. WENT INTO STEEP TURN. HIT GROUND.POSSIBLE AUTOPILOT MALFUNCTION

NTSB investigation

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