- Date
- April 24, 1984, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Roundup, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6101VBeech 35-C33
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840424014249A
- Case key
- 21318
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Analysis
The plt stated after the accident that during the takeoff run the acft would not accelerate beyond 60 KTS. The plt aborted the takeoff and steered the acft into tall grass off the left side of the rwy in an effort to slow the acft at a faster rate. During the excersion in the grass the nose gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6101V
- Reported as
- Beech 35-C33
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CD-848
- Airframe hours
- 2,854
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-K, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Don D. Williams
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 7, 1983
- Airport
- TA67 · Biggin Hill, runway 12, 2,500 × 300 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 645 total · 480 in this make and model · 600 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LBB, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.