- Date
- May 24, 1970
- Place
- Guthrie Cntr, IA · GUTHRIE CNTR, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8684QBeech S35
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127248
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1214 70/5/24 GUTHRIE CNTR,IOWA BEECH S35 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0850 N8684Q PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 58, 20005 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 15000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GUTHRIE CENTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GUTHRIE CNTR,IOWA BARTLESVILLE,OKLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RUNWAY CLOSED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- T/O ATTEMPTED FROM SHORT CLOSED RWY,WET GRASS 6-8 INCHES HIGH. SUITABLE RWY WAS AVAILABLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8684Q
- Reported as
- Beech S35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Guthrie Center
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