- Date
- August 15, 1969
- Place
- Martinsburg, WV · MARTINSBURG, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N273CBeech D18S
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164787
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2583 69/8/15 MARTINSBURG,W VA BEECH D18S CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0136 N273C PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER AGE 33, 5600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D 277 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTINSBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARTINSBURG,W VA CUMBERLAND,MD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE REMARKS- MAIL FLT.PLT HAD LOADED/UNLOADED SEVERAL THOUSAND POUNDS OF MAIL IN ADDITION TO PLT DUTIES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N273C
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Martinsburg
N273CRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2012 · Beech D18SAirframe modelBeech D18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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Other investigations on N273C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.