- Date
- February 10, 1973
- Place
- Elida, NM · ELIDA, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N719BBeech A35
- Status
- Completed · report June 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730210003149A
- Case key
- 170481
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1170 73/2/10 ELIDA,N MEX BEECH A35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 258 TIME - 0930 N719B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BYRD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELIDA,N MEX PORTALES,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- OUTER CTL WHEEL SEVERED FROM TORQUE KNEE FITTING.AILERON CTL SYS INOP.ANNUAL INSP 5 HRS PRIOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N719B
- Reported as
- Beech A35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Byrd
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.