- Date
- September 8, 1977
- Place
- Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4598WAero Comdr 112TC
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770908028509A
- Case key
- 145095
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2699 77/9/8 CHARLOTTE,NC AERO COMDR 112TC CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 2436 TIME - 1330 N4598W PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTE,NC MEMPHIS,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT UNAWARE OF DRAINS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4598W
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 112TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Douglas
N4598WRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2013 · Rockwell International 112TCAirframe modelRockwell International 112TCEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.