- Date
- April 30, 1974
- Place
- Galveston, TX · GALVESTON, TX
- Injuries
- 6 fatal, 6 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N853SABeech 99
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740430012709A
- Case key
- 186323
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0834 74/4/30 GALVESTON,TEX BEECH 99 CR- 1 1 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1347 N853SA PX- 5 5 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 32, 6346 TOTAL HOURS, 129 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHOLES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GALVESTON,TEX HOUSTON,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: OTHER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- 10MIN BHND SKED.PAX NOT BRFD EMERG EVAC.TRIM STAB SDBY PSN.NO FOAM EXT ON FIRE TRK.3HRS LAST 90DAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N853SA
- Reported as
- Beech 99
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Scholes
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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.