- Date
- May 31, 1971
- Place
- Park Rapids, MN · PARK RAPIDS, MN
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N19FFBeech E35
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161193
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0240 71/5/31 PARK RAPIDS,MINN BEECH E35 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 61, 6562 TIME - 1500 N19FF PX- 0 1 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PARK RAPIDS,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- PILOT DID NOT RELEASE 250 LB TAIL TIEDOWN BFR TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19FF
- Reported as
- Beech E35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Private
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