- Date
- June 27, 1978
- Place
- Mobile, AL · MOBILE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N975SQBeechcraft 65-80
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780627030079A
- Case key
- 140791
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2496 78/6/27 MOBILE,AL BEECHCRAFT 65-80 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1640 N975SQ PX- 0 0 0 CORP/EXEC 48, 3572 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BATES FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOBILE,AL HOUSTON,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT FUMES IN CABIN FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TWR ADVISED FLT LANDING GEAR UP.ACFT MADE STEEP SLOW CLIMB DURING WHICH GEAR EXTENDED.ACFT ROLLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N975SQ
- Reported as
- Beechcraft 65-80
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bates Field
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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.