# Accident 19970912026489A: Beech 76, Lafayette, IN, September 12, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1997, 10:20 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Purdue University
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 40.4207° N, 86.9194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4207&lon=-86.9194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18562, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18562-1998-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970912026489A

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF DURING TRAINING FLIGHT, AIRBORNE, VEERED TO RIGHT, CRASHED NOSE FIRST INTO A FIELD, END OF RUNWAY. (-23) ON TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT REACHED APPROX. 100 FT ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO ROLL RIGHT AND IMPACT GROUND VERTICALLY, CONSUMED BY FIRE.

## 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 CHI97FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA290), Sep 12, 1997: Beech 76 (N18562), West Lafayette, IN, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the inadvertent stall. A related factor was the instructor pilot's failure to ensure the elevator trim was reset for takeoff.

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.

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