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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech E33A · Mesquite, NV · March 22, 1996

Date
March 22, 1996 · 13:00 local
Place
Mesquite, NV
Airport
Mesquite Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7118N
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX96LA138
Reported as
Beech E33A
Reported engine
Continental IO520B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
307 total148 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Drifted on crosswind takeoff. Made matters worse by early liftoff to correct. Drifted into fence. Cartwheeled.

As the FAA filed it

DRIFTED ON CROSSWIND TAKEOFF. MADE MATTERS WORSE BY EARLY LIFTOFF TO CORRECT. DRIFTED INTO FENCE. CARTWHEELED.

NTSB investigation

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