NYC67F0041

NTSB accident investigation · Beech AT11 · Milford, DE · May 31, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 31, 1966
Place
Milford, DE · MILFORD, DE
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N4001ABeech AT11
Status
Completed · report August 17, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
170786

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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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3-1601  66/5/31    MILFORD DEL         BEECH AT11          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2300
        TIME - 1130                    N4001A              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILFORD AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - MOSQUITO CONTROL                          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  50

Aircraft

Registration
N4001A
Reported as
Beech AT11
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Milford Airpark

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.