19850916045539A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech E33 · Colainga, CA · September 16, 1985

Date
September 16, 1985 · 13:00 local
Place
Colainga, CA
Airport
Harris Ranch
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3493A
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85FVA05
Reported as
Beech E33
Reported engine
Continental IO470K
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
241 total77 in this make and model56 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 directional control on takeoff roll. Tail struck ground on rotation, horizontal stabilizer struck a dirt mound

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. TAIL STRUCK GROUND ON ROTATION, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK A DIRT MOUND

NTSB investigation

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