- Date
- December 10, 2004, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Williston, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6563NBellanca 14-19
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 2005
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20041210032179A
- Case key
- 60875
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. A contributing factorwas the approach light.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane was damaged when it went off of the left side of the runway during takeoff, striking an approach light and subsequently collapsing the landing gear and coming to rest facing 180 degree to the direction of the intended takeoff. In a written report of the accident, the pilot stated that as the tail of the airplane was raised during takeoff, it veered to the left. He stated that he was unable to prevent the airplane from departing the runway. The airplane subsequently struck a runway approach light. The pilot listed no malfunction of the airplane.
Factual narrative
On December 10, 2004, about 1300 central standard time, a Bellance model 14-19, N6563N, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when it went off of the left side of runway 29 during takeoff at the Sloulin Field Airport, Williston, North, Dakota. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The pilot was not injured. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident.
In a written report of the accident, the pilot stated that as the tail of the airplane was raised during takeoff, it veered to the left. He stated that he was unable to prevent the airplane from departing the runway. The airplane subsequently struck a runway approach light, collapsing the landing gear and came to rest on the fuselage facing 180 degrees to the takeoff direction. In his written report, the pilot listed no malfunction of the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6563N
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-19
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2016
- Engine
- Continental O-470, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John K. Maxwell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- ISN · Williston, ND
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- June 19, 2004
- Flight hours
- 99 total · 11 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.