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FAA accident report · Beech F33A · Blythe, CA · August 1, 2016

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Date
August 1, 2016 · 00:45 local
Place
Blythe, CA
Airport
Blythe
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6728X
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA411
Reported as
Beech F33A
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,329 total513 in this make and model106 in the last 90 days
N6728XRegistration cancelled Jan 23, 2017 · Beech F33AS/N CE-1023 · Built 1983Airframe modelBeech F33AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed Blythe Airport, CA at 1:00 am on August 1, 2016 in route to henderson, NV. Just after takeoff the aircraft did not gain altitude. The aircraft struck the ground with the landing gear up, skidded through the desert across a highway and came to a rest. There were no reported injuries and the aircraft sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BLYTHE AIRPORT, CA AT 1:00 AM ON AUGUST 1, 2016 IN ROUTE TO HENDERSON, NV. JUST AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GAIN ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND WITH THE LANDING GEAR UP, SKIDDED THROUGH THE DESERT ACROSS A HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A REST. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FUSELAGE.

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 GAA16CA411Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBlythe, CAThe pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed to climb and her exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack during takeoff initial climb at night, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall at low altitude.Aug 1, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6728X · 1

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

Accident 19940626016899AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Quarryville, PAOverran runway landing in shifting wind. Tried go around. Struck a fence. Landed long. Delayed go around.Jun 26, 1994 · Substantial damage