- Date
- July 21, 1968
- Place
- Petersburg, WV · PETERSBURG, WV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N5975SBeech A23-24
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109128
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1993 68/7/21 PETERSBURG,W VA BEECH A23-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 96 TOTAL TIME - 1750 N5975S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSBURG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING REMARKS- TAKE OFF MADE WITH STABILATOR TRIM IN FULL NOSE DOWN POSITION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5975S
- Reported as
- Beech A23-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Petersburg
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