- Date
- April 2, 1974
- Place
- Assateague Isl, VA · ASSATEAGUE ISL, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9014RBeech T-34
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740402011829A
- Case key
- 124275
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1257 74/4/2 ASSATEAGUE ISL,VA BEECH T-34 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 700 TIME - 1700 N9014R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASSATEAGUE ISL,VA MONTGOMERYVILLE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW TERRAIN - SANDY TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PREV LDG DUE LOW OIL PR & PWR LOSS.PROP STRUCK BOARD ON ATMTD TKOF FM BEACH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9014R
- Reported as
- Beech T-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9014R · 1
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