20030204003539A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech F35 · Middletown, CA · February 4, 2003

Date
February 4, 2003 · 07:50 local
Place
Middletown, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3361C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX03LA082
Reported as
Beech F35
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot took off from Private runway in Middletown, CA. Aircraft veered off into soft dirt and ran through a fence and ran into the house.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT TOOK OFF FROM PRIVATE RUNWAY IN MIDDLETOWN, CA. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF INTO SOFT DIRT AND RAN THROUGH A FENCE AND RAN INTO THE HOUSE.

NTSB investigation

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