- Date
- June 12, 1977
- Place
- Burlington, VT · BURLINGTON, VT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N79LABeech 18G
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770612014869A
- Case key
- 157206
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2316 77/6/12 BURLINGTON,VT BEECH 18G CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 3500 TIME - 1149 N79LA PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BURLINGTON INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARTFORD,CT BURLINGTON,VT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED DURING INTENTIONAL GROUND LOOP AT END OF RUNWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79LA
- Reported as
- Beech 18G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Burlington Intl
N79LARegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Beech G18SAirframe modelBeech G18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 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.