- Date
- January 19, 1980
- Place
- Kissimmee, FL · KISSIMMEE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5004CBeech B-35
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800119000969A
- Case key
- 131790
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0300 80/1/19 KISSIMMEE,FL BEECH B-35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1500 TIME - 1730 N5004C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TROPICAL SKY RNH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KISSIMMEE,FL CLEARWATER,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUDDER PEDAL.VEERED INTO TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5004C
- Reported as
- Beech B-35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tropical Sky Rnh
N5004CRegistration cancelled Oct 14, 2014 · Beech B35Airframe modelBeech B35Engine modelContinental E185 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.