- Date
- June 3, 1972
- Place
- Ocracoke, NC · OCRACOKE, NC
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1496LBeech A23
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167076
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1849 72/6/3 OCRACOKE,NC BEECH A23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 98 TOTAL TIME - 0700 N1496L PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTSMOUTH ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORTSMOUTH ISLAND,VA NORFOLK,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- SHORT SOD STRIP W SOFT AREA NEAR MID POINT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1496L
- Reported as
- Beech A23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Portsmouth Island
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