19800927049779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C24R · Lake Wales, FL · September 27, 1980

Date
September 27, 1980 · 13:45 local
Place
Lake Wales, FL
Airport
Chalet Suzanne
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N23988
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FA111
Reported as
Beech C24R
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
157 total19 in this make and model3 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.

Early lift-off from soft, sandy runway. Did not raise gear. Stalled into lake off end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

EARLY LIFT-OFF FROM SOFT, SANDY RUNWAY. DID NOT RAISE GEAR. STALLED INTO LAKE OFF END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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