- Date
- July 16, 1974
- Place
- Huntsville, AL · HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3860BBeech F35
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740716025049A
- Case key
- 130208
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2243 74/7/16 HUNTSVILLE,ALA BEECH F35 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 600 TIME - 1445 N3860B PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH HUNTSVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUNTSVILLE,ALA JASPER,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES REMARKS- CABIN DR NOT PROPERLY SECURED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3860B
- Reported as
- Beech F35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- North Huntsville
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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.