- Date
- June 20, 1976
- Place
- Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N65297Beech D-17S
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760620041799A
- Case key
- 155097
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3828 76/6/20 AMARILLO,TX BEECH D-17S CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 750 TIME - 1845 N65297 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AMARILLO AIR TRML DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TULLAHOMA,TN ALBUQUERQUE,NM AMARILLO,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NICROPRESS CLAMP DISCONNECTED ON AILERON CABLE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65297
- Reported as
- Beech D-17S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Amarillo Air Trml
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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.