- Date
- September 28, 1980
- Place
- Frostproof, FL · FROSTPROOF, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N704DBeech D18S
- Status
- Completed · report December 12, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800928044219A
- Case key
- 128373
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2878 80/9/28 FROSTPROOF,FL BEECH D18S CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 47, TIME - 1800 N704D PX- 0 0 1 OTHER UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEREA STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KINGSTON,JAMAICA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- CREW UNLOADING MARIJUANA AFTER LDG.CRASHED ON HURRIED TAKEOFF ATTEMPT TO AVOID APPREHENSION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N704D
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Berea Strip
N704DRegistration cancelled Oct 15, 2012 · Beech D18SAirframe modelBeech D18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 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.