- Date
- March 25, 1972
- Place
- Marco Island, FL · MARCO ISLAND, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N24KBeech H18
- Status
- Completed · report January 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165611
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1197 72/3/25 MARCO ISLAND,FLA BEECH H18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 4000 TIME - 1230 N24K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 496 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARCO ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARCO ISLAND,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH A 60FT WIDE CANAL.WIND GUSTING 10K.ACFT IN WATER TO TOP OF INST PANEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24K
- Reported as
- Beech H18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Marco Island
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