- Date
- March 7, 1975
- Place
- Galveston, TX · GALVESTON, TX
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1371Beech N35
- Status
- Completed · report April 21, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750307004929A
- Case key
- 147751
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0505 75/3/7 GALVESTON,TX BEECH N35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 4000 TIME - 2253 N1371 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHOLES FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GALVESTON,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT MADE DWNWIND TKOF ON SHORT TAXIWAY.POLICE STATED PLT HAD BEEN DRINKING.HIT DRAINAGE CANAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1371
- Reported as
- Beech N35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Scholes Field
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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.