- Date
- December 19, 1978
- Place
- Bordelonville, LA · BORDELONVILLE, LA
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N37JRBeech C-45G
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781219042519A
- Case key
- 138543
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3985 78/12/19 BORDELONVILLE,LA BEECH C-45G CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1045 N37JR PX- 4 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 32, 10000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRUMFIELD'S AG ST DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BORDELONVILLE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ONE FARM BUILDING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37JR
- Reported as
- Beech C-45G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Brumfield'S Ag St
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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.