- Date
- August 6, 1969
- Place
- Block Island, RI · BLOCK ISLAND, RI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8818ABeech E35
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164497
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2519 69/8/6 BLOCK ISLAND,RI BEECH E35 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 261 TIME - 2245 N8818A PX- 1 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOCK ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLOCK ISLAND,RI DEER PARK,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS REMARKS- BATTERY DEPLETED DURING ENG START.T/O MADE INTO RISING TERRAIN VOID OF LTS.PLT HAD 8 HRS NITE TIME
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8818A
- Reported as
- Beech E35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Block Island
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