- Date
- September 25, 1971
- Place
- Milwaukee, WI · MILWAUKEE, WI
- Injuries
- 6 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8627QBeech 95-B55
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164634
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4541 71/9/25 MILWAUKEE,WIS BEECH 95-B55 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1174 TIME - 1316 N8627Q PX- 5 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MITCHELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILWAUKEE,WIS MINNEAPOLIS,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: FLIGHT CONTROL GUST LOCK SYSTEM PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN REMARKS- LOCK PIN IN ELEVATOR-AILERON CTL. RUDDER PEDAL LOCK AND THROTTLE COVER NOT USED. GUSTING TO 21K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8627Q
- Reported as
- Beech 95-B55
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mitchell
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