- Date
- February 24, 1981
- Place
- Tallahassee, FL · TALLAHASSEE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4553DBeech 65
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126528
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2133 81/2/24 TALLAHASSEE,FL BEECH 65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0731 N4553D PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 40, 650 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TALLAHASSEE COMM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TALLAHASSEE,FL UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- PLT STATED ENG FAILED AT 60FT,UN FEATHER PROP,TURNED 90DEGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4553D
- Reported as
- Beech 65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tallahassee Comm