MIA66A0019

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft A-35 · Statesville, NC · August 13, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 13, 1965
Place
Statesville, NC · STATESVILLE, NC
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N8595ABeechcraft A-35
Status
Completed · report December 13, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177293

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0680  65/8/13    STATESVILLE,NC      BEECHCRAFT A-35     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 200
        TIME - 0655                    N8595A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STATESVILLE MUNI.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH FULL NOSE-UP ELEVATOR TRIM TAB SETTING.

Aircraft

Registration
N8595A
Reported as
Beechcraft A-35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Statesville Muni.

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.

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