- Date
- July 23, 1978
- Place
- Inverness, FL · INVERNESS, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1428LBeech A23
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780723027949A
- Case key
- 140762
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2379 78/7/23 INVERNESS,FL BEECH A23 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 31 TOTAL TIME - 0940 N1428L PX- 1 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INVERNESS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INVERNESS,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- NO DUAL INSTRUCTION IN BE-A23.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1428L
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Inverness
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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 N1428L · 1
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