- Date
- July 5, 1970
- Place
- Mediapolis, IA · MEDIAPOLIS, IA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8567ABeech A35
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115566
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0774 70/7/5 MEDIAPOLIS,IOWA BEECH A35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 256 TIME - 1600 N8567A PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEDIAPOLIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MEDIAPOLIS,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: ELECTRIC PITCH CONTROL MECHANISM REMARKS- APRX 20FT AGL PROP WENT INTO HIGH PITCH.PROP CTL 2400HRS,NO RCRDD MAINT,MFG RCMDS OVR HAUL 600HRS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8567A
- Reported as
- Beech A35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mediapolis
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