19850320011479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech E18S · Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands · March 20, 1985

Date
March 20, 1985 · 16:45 local
Place
Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands
Airport
Cyril E King Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FHCA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N49MA
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA85LA127
Reported as
Beech E18S
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,401 total71 in this make and model71 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.

Lost control and ground looped on initial takeoff roll. Tail wheel not locked and had quartering tailwind.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED ON INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL. TAIL WHEEL NOT LOCKED AND HAD QUARTERING TAILWIND.

NTSB investigation

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