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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech V35 · Crystal, MN · July 6, 2025

Date
July 6, 2025 · 15:55 local
Place
Crystal, MN
Airport
Crystal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6269V
Reported as
Beech V35
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
196 total27 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The PIC arrived at his hangar and found an aircraft parked in front of his. The PIC moved the plane parked in front, and pre-flighted his aircraft inside the hanger. After preflight was complete, the PIC moved his aircraft out of the hanger and moved the other aircraft back inside and proceeded to close the hanger. The PIC stated he did not notice anything abnormal during the runup, taxi and take off roll. Shortly after takeoff at approximately 150 feet AGL something struck the propeller. The PIC contacted tower, canceled IFR and requested a low approach for the tower to inspect. The PIC then landed and taxied back without issue. During a post landing inspection the PIC discovered he had left the towbar on the aircraft, it struck the propeller and broke off resulting in damage to the propeller and the belly of the aircraft. The towbar was later recovered near the end of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC ARRIVED AT HIS HANGAR AND FOUND AN AIRCRAFT PARKED IN FRONT OF HIS. THE PIC MOVED THE PLANE PARKED IN FRONT, AND PRE-FLIGHTED HIS AIRCRAFT INSIDE THE HANGER. AFTER PREFLIGHT WAS COMPLETE, THE PIC MOVED HIS AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE HANGER AND MOVED THE OTHER AIRCRAFT BACK INSIDE AND PROCEEDED TO CLOSE THE HANGER. THE PIC STATED HE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING ABNORMAL DURING THE RUNUP, TAXI AND TAKE OFF ROLL. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AGL SOMETHING STRUCK THE PROPELLER. THE PIC CONTACTED TOWER, CANCELED IFR AND REQUESTED A LOW APPROACH FOR THE TOWER TO INSPECT. THE PIC THEN LANDED AND TAXIED BACK WITHOUT ISSUE. DURING A POST LANDING INSPECTION THE PIC DISCOVERED HE HAD LEFT THE TOWBAR ON THE AIRCRAFT, IT STRUCK THE PROPELLER AND BROKE OFF RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE TOWBAR WAS LATER RECOVERED NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY.