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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 95A55 · Savannah, GA · June 30, 1985

Date
June 30, 1985 · 10:30 local
Place
Savannah, GA
Airport
International
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2781F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85LA199
Reported as
Beech 95A55
Reported engine
Continental IO470L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
515 total55 in this make and model55 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.

Inadvertently left auto pilot on during takeoff. Unable to rotate, aborted too late, ran off end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

INADVERTENTLY LEFT AUTO PILOT ON DURING TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO ROTATE, ABORTED TOO LATE, RAN 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.