- Date
- January 23, 1971
- Place
- Athens, TX · ATHENS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1961DBeech C35
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 132519
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0020 71/1/23 ATHENS,TEX BEECH C35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 36, TIME - 1714 N1961D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 35 TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JONES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ADDISON,TEX ATHENS,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- PROP STRUCK RWY. PLT STALLED TRYING TO AVOID TREES. LAST RECORD OF FLT TIME 6 YRS PRIOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1961D
- Reported as
- Beech C35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jones
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