# Accident 19810713040599A: Beech 77, Grand Isle, LA, July 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1981, 07:00 local time
- Place: Grand Isle, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.2129° N, 90.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Isle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2129&lon=-90.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6713Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6713Z-2014-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,229 total, 123 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81DRD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810713040599A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SHORT STRIP. AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO CLIMB SPEED AND PILOT ABORTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW81DRD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD32), Jul 13, 1981: Beech 77 (N6713Z), Grand Isle, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6713Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800606018389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800606018389A), Jun 6, 1980: Beech 77 (N6713Z), Elmers Island, LA, Substantial damage. Made hard landing. Damaged nose wheel, bounced, veered off runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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