- Date
- July 21, 1973
- Place
- Augusta, GA · AUGUSTA, GA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1500ZBeech G18S
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730721031399A
- Case key
- 188847
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3323 73/7/21 AUGUSTA,GA BEECH G18S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1250 TIME - 0932 N1500Z PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSH FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP AKRON,OHIO MARITHON,FLA AUGUSTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- FUEL SAMPLE FROM L MAIN FUEL SCREEN CONTAINED WATER.SUMPS NOT DRAINED AFTER FUEL SERVICE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1500Z
- Reported as
- Beech G18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bush Field
N1500ZRegistration cancelled Oct 9, 2009 · Beech G18SAirframe modelBeech G18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 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.
Other investigations on N1500Z · 1
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