- Date
- November 16, 1977
- Place
- Freeman, SD · FREEMAN, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N44378Taylorcraft BC12D
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771116036869A
- Case key
- 144806
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3410 77/11/16 FREEMAN,SD TAYLORCRAFT BC12D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 174 TIME - 1250 N44378 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREEMAN,SD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF REMARKS- 1800FT SOD STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44378
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Freeman
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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