- Date
- September 11, 1974
- Place
- Madison, IN · MADISON, IN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1258Beech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740911040409A
- Case key
- 138604
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3868 74/9/11 MADISON,IND BEECH E18S CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0010 N1258 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 27, 3366 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MADISON MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MADISON,IND LEXINGTON,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT TREES 50FT AGL ON RWY HDG,2300FT FM RWY END.LDG GR IN TRANSIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1258
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Madison Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1258 · 1
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