- Date
- September 8, 1974
- Place
- Frankfort, IL · FRANKFORT, IL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N897RBeech 35-A33
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740908033309A
- Case key
- 136653
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3073 74/9/8 FRANKFORT,ILL BEECH 35-A33 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 235 TIME - 0945 N897R PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKFORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRANKFORT,ILL JOLIET,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- NORMAL BRAKING SYS VERY SENSITIVE DUE TO NEW BRAKE LININGS AND BRAKE PEDAL ADJUSTMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N897R
- Reported as
- Beech 35-A33
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Frankfort
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.