- Date
- December 7, 1973
- Place
- Corapolis, PA · CORAPOLIS, PA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N387BBeech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731207040809A
- Case key
- 187570
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3716 73/12/7 CORAPOLIS,PA BEECH E18S CR- 2 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0333 N387B PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 57, 13600 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 3700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER PITTSBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORAPOLIS,PA PONTIAC,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- INTERSECTION TKOF-4400FT REMAINING.FLAPS FULL DN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N387B
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Greater Pittsburg
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.