- Date
- May 24, 1970
- Place
- Newton, IA · NEWTON, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N473ABBeech A35
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181688
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2204 70/5/24 NEWTON,IOWA BEECH A35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 265 TIME - 1100 N473AB PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARQUETTE,NEB DELAVAN,WISC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF REMARKS- AFT LIFT-OFF DURG R CROSSWIND T/O ACFT VEERED SHARPLY TO L.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N473AB
- Reported as
- Beech A35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Newton
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