ATL82DID01

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 77 · Boones Mill, VA · October 21, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 21, 1981
Place
Boones Mill, VA · BOONES MILL, VA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6721FBeech 77
Status
Completed · report November 30, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811021069069A
Case key
123725

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2120  81/10/21   BOONES MILL,VA      BEECH 77            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1805                    N6721F              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROANOKE,VA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- ENTERED RAVINE,STALLED DRG 180DEG TURN.

Aircraft

Registration
N6721F
Reported as
Beech 77
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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