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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1 · Garretsville, OH · September 26, 2006

Date: September 26, 2006 · 18:58 local
Place: Garretsville, OH
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N985BC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06CA272
Reported as: Boeing A75N1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,000 total150 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N985BCRegistration cancelled May 24, 2010 · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 75-6711 · Built 1947 Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot, the aircraft owner, departed narrow grass Private strip that normally has some crosswind component. Aircraft, pulled left during initial application of takeoff power, and clipped bushes at side of runway approximately 300 feet from the takeoff position. This caused further deviation to the left where the left wing impacted a tree and the aircraft ground looped. There were no injuries to the pilot and the non pilot rated passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT OWNER, DEPARTED NARROW GRASS PRIVATE STRIP THAT NORMALLY HAS SOME CROSSWIND COMPONENT. AIRCRAFT, PULLED LEFT DURING INITIAL APPLICATION OF TAKEOFF POWER, AND CLIPPED BUSHES AT SIDE OF RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE TAKEOFF POSITION. THIS CAUSED FURTHER DEVIATION TO THE LEFT WHERE THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A TREE AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND THE NON PILOT RATED PASSENGER.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI06CA272Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGarrettsville, OHThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. The bush and tree were factors to the accident.Sep 26, 2006 · Substantial damage