- Date
- October 19, 1980
- Place
- Corsica, SD · CORSICA, SD
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1596TCessna 414
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801019057969A
- Case key
- 128588
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2843 80/10/19 CORSICA,SD CESSNA 414 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 5943 TIME - 1620 N1596T PX- 0 0 7 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 549 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CORSICA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORSICA,SD BROOKINGS,SD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- FLAPS SET AT 30DEGS,MANUAL DOES NOT SPECIFY USE OF FLAPS FOR ANY TYPE TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1596T
- Reported as
- Cessna 414
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Corsica
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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.