# Accident 20180228009619A: Beech 77, Odessa, TX, February 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2018, 19:20 local time
- Place: Odessa, TX
- Airport: Odessa-Schlemeyer Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9200° N, 102.3900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9200&lon=-102.3900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6699B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6699B-2020-02-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 77 (registry code 1153007, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 348 total, 1 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180228009619A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 28, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1920 CDT, N6699B, A BEECH 77 SUFFERED A REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER DURING DEPARTURE CLIMB AT ODESSA-SCHLEMEYER AIRPORT (ODO) IN ODESSA, TX.  THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT THE GROUND AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TO RUNWAY 29.   THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY SOUL ON BOARD AND SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CEN18LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA114), Mar 1, 2018: Beech 77 (N6699B), Odessa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper takeoff procedures and his failure to abort the takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…

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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