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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Beech H18 · Cartersville, GA · February 12, 1985

Date
February 12, 1985 · 05:10 local
Place
Cartersville, GA
Airport
Bartow Co
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N18AW
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85FA097
Reported as
Beech H18
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,313 total183 in this make and model119 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.

Aircraft collided with ground shortly after takeoff. Dark night with snow falling. Landing light on during climb.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH GROUND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. DARK NIGHT WITH SNOW FALLING. LANDING LIGHT ON DURING CLIMB.

NTSB investigation

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