What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft lost control on take-off and sustained substantial damage. (.19) on July 28, 1999, at 1042 central daylight time, a Beech C-45H, N72409, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage after a loss of directional control on takeoff roll, on runway 27 (4,400 feet by 44 feet, dry asphalt), at the East Kansas City Airport, Grain Valley, Missouri. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, reported no injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was en route to the Kansas city international airport, Kansas city, Missouri. (-23)the PIC stated he lost directional control during takeoff. At a point approximately 500' into the takeoff roll the aircraft departed from centerline and exited the runway on the left side and then crossed the runway and exited on the right side of the runway and approximately 1500' west of the departure end of runway 27. This operation resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft. All three landing gear had separated from the aircraft, both propellers were damaged, right engine had broken loose from the mounts and damage to the wing spar, and stabilizer as well as other airframe damage. (.4) during takeoff, the aircraft departed the prepared runway surface and impacted a ditch adjacent to the runway. During a post accident examination, a federal aviation administration inspector noted that the tailwheel was not in the locked position. No anomalies were found that could be associated with a preexisting condition.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LOST CONTROL ON TAKE-OFF AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (.19) ON JULY 28, 1999, AT 1042 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BEECH C-45H, N72409, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL, ON RUNWAY 27 (4,400 FEET BY 44 FEET, DRY ASPHALT), AT THE EAST KANSAS CITY AIRPORT, GRAIN VALLEY, MISSOURI. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND WAS EN ROUTE TO THE KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. (-23)THE PIC STATED HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. AT A POINT APPROXIMATELY 500' INTO THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM CENTERLINE AND EXITED THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE AND THEN CROSSED THE RUNWAY AND EXITED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 1500' WEST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 27. THIS OPERATION RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ALL THREE LANDING GEAR HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, BOTH PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED, RIGHT ENGINE HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE MOUNTS AND DAMAGE TO THE WING SPAR, AND STABILIZER AS WELL AS OTHER AIRFRAME DAMAGE. (.4) DURING TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE PREPARED RUNWAY SURFACE AND IMPACTED A DITCH ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. DURING A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION, A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR NOTED THAT THE TAILWHEEL WAS NOT IN THE LOCKED POSITION. NO ANOMALIES WERE FOUND THAT COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH A PREEXISTING CONDITION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.