- Date
- June 30, 1970
- Place
- Dublin, VA · DUBLIN, VA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N447SBeech 65S
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126227
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0784 70/6/30 DUBLIN,VA BEECH 65S CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1215 N447S PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC 41, 10598 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 130 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW RIVER VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DUBLIN,VA WINSTON-SALEM,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- UN START L ENG ON GRND.T/O WITH R ENG ONLY,UN CLB,L WING HIT POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N447S
- Reported as
- Beech 65S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- New River Valley
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