MIA76FLD05

NTSB accident investigation · Beech C55 · Titusville, FL · July 7, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 7, 1975
Place
Titusville, FL · TITUSVILLE, FL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N771EBeech C55
Status
Completed · report September 17, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750707024619A
Case key
150248

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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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3-2244   75/7/7    TITUSVILLE,FL       BEECH C55           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 8729
        TIME - 1030                    N771E               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 684 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARTHUR DUNN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TITUSVILLE,FL               MERITT ISLAND,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ELEV CTL LOCK NOT RMVD BFR TKOF.

Aircraft

Registration
N771E
Reported as
Beech C55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Arthur Dunn

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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.