MKC71DCQ02

NTSB accident investigation · Beech B23 · Wellington, KS · July 15, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 15, 1970
Place
Wellington, KS · WELLINGTON, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N9110TBeech B23
Status
Completed · report May 19, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108666

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3009  70/7/15    WELLINGTON,KANS     BEECH B23           CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 13 TOTAL
        TIME - 1710                    N9110T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELLINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WELLINGTON,KANS             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - RECIEVED RECORDED BRIEFING BY LFMF RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     110
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED OFF RWY ONTO PLOWED FLD.R CROSS WIND 70DEG VARIABLE 110DEG GUSTING 15K.2ND SOLO FLT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9110T
Reported as
Beech B23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wellington

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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