# Accident 19970812021779A: Beech 77, Pink Hill, NC, August 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1997, 11:20 local time
- Place: Pink Hill, NC
- Airport: Flying W
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0502° N, 77.7398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0502&lon=-77.7398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6043T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6043T-2000-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 20 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970812021779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TRIED TO DEPART SHORT STRIP HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE NEAR GROSS. STALLED TRYING TO CLEAR TREES ON CLIMBOUT. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM GRASS RUNWAY AND FAILED TO CLIMB FAST ENOUGH TO CLEAR TREES. PILOT STARTED TO TURN TO AN AREA WHERE THE TREES WERE LOWER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STALLED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA97LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA229), Aug 12, 1997: Beech 77 (N6043T), Pink Hill, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the dual student to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent until ground impact. Contributing to the accident was improper supervision of the dual…

## Other reports on N6043T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19830112007719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830112007719I), Jan 12, 1983: Beech 77 (N6043T), Hurricane, WV, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing on a private uncharted airstrip.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.