- Date
- March 31, 1973
- Place
- Santa Fe, NM · SANTA FE, NM
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9808ZBeech C-45H
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730331008729A
- Case key
- 170608
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0856 73/3/31 SANTA FE,N MEX BEECH C-45H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0122 N9808Z PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 33, 1666 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 6 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA FE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA FE,N MEX LAS VEGAS,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF REMARKS- CG 1.8 IN AHEAD OF FWD LIMITS.ABORTED,CRASHED IN RAVINE.6 HRS IN 2 ENG CONVENTIONAL GR ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9808Z
- Reported as
- Beech C-45H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Fe Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9808Z · 1
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