- Date
- November 13, 1995, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Berryville, AR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3299CBeech F35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1996
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19951113036469A
- Case key
- 19708
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to conduct an adequate preflight and remove the control locks.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Following liftoff the aircraft was not controllable and a forced landing was made approximately 1/4 mile off the departure end of the runway. Examination of the aircraft by local authorities following the accident revealed the control locks were still installed.
Factual narrative
On November 13, 1995, at 1130 central standard time, a Beech F- 35, 3299C, collided with trees one quarter mile off the end of the runway following takeoff from Carroll County Airport, Berryville, Arkansas. The private pilot received minor injuries and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The flight was operating under Title 14 CFR Part 91 and no flight plan was filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for this personal flight which was departing for Turkey Knob, Missouri.
According to the pilot, he failed to remove the control locks during preflight and attempted to takeoff with the locks in place. This was confirmed by local authorities.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3299C
- Reported as
- Beech F35
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- D-3999
- Airframe hours
- 6,892
- Engine
- Continental E-225-8, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William M. Reynolds
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 3, 1995 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- 4M1
- Destination
- NONE · Turkey Mountain, MO
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
- 66
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,400 total · 700 in this make and model · 24 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.