- Date
- September 8, 1976
- Place
- Block Island, RI · BLOCK ISLAND, RI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N272DBeech S35
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760908031429A
- Case key
- 155447
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2499 76/9/8 BLOCK ISLAND,RI BEECH S35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1545 N272D PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 69, 4175 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOCK ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BRIDGEPORT,CT RETURN BLOCK ISLAND,RI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) REMARKS- PARKING BRAKE INEFFECTIVE.PAX ON R WING OF ACFT WHEN ACFT MOVED,FELL OFF,STRUCK HEAD ON RAMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N272D
- Reported as
- Beech S35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Block Island
N272DRegistration cancelled Apr 30, 2015 · Beech S35Airframe modelBeech S35Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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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.
Other investigations on N272D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR12LA116Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDixie Valley, NVThe airplane’s encounter with forecast low-level windshear conditions during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of lift.NTSB WPR09CA438Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFallon, NVThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during taxi.