# NTSB FTW81DRD32: Beech 77, N6713Z, Grand Isle, LA, July 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1981
- Place: Grand Isle, LA · GRAND ISLE, LA
- Location: 29.2129° N, 90.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Isle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2129&lon=-90.0291&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124833
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DRD32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRD32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1347  81/7/13    GRAND ISLE,LA       BEECH 77            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 123
        TIME - 0700                    N6713Z              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND ISLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND ISLE,LA               NEW ORLEANS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE ACCESSORIES: STARTERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- ON 1 TIME FLT TO REPAIR PROP DMG.UN TO CLB,TURNED TO AVOID TRUCK & ACFT.FND BENDIX STARTER ENGAGED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6713Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6713Z-2014-11-14), registration cancelled 2014-11-14, S/N WA-62, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 77
- Registry model: [Beech 77](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-77) (registry code 1153007) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grand Isle

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810713040599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810713040599A), Jul 13, 1981: Beech 77, Grand Isle, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from short strip. Aircraft would not accelerate to climb speed and pilot aborted.

## Other investigations on N6713Z (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW80DRD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRD38), Jun 7, 1980: Beech 77 (N6713Z), Grand Isle, LA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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