- Date
- October 28, 1970
- Place
- Plymouth, MI · PLYMOUTH, MI
- Injuries
- 3 serious, 5 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8999EBeech D18S
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174658
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2385 70/10/28 PLYMOUTH,MICH BEECH D18S CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0928 N8999E PX- 0 2 5 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 36, 4700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 610 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLYMOUTH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLYMOUTH,MICH PELEE,CANADA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT PITCH UP SHARPLY. OVER GROSS WT ABOUT 300 LBS,CG ABOUT 5 INCHES AFT LIMITS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8999E
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Plymouth
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