- Date
- March 18, 1978
- Place
- Athens, NY · ATHENS, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6550RBeech C23
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780318010849A
- Case key
- 142046
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1875 78/3/18 ATHENS,NY BEECH C23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 300 TIME - 1355 N6550R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ATHENS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TETERBORO,NJ RETURN ATHENS,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY REMARKS- ACFT CROSSED BARRIERS AT END OF RWY,CONTINUED THRU SNOW FIELD BANK,OVER 4 INCH DITCH AND HIGHWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6550R
- Reported as
- Beech C23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Athens
N6550RRegistration cancelled Aug 14, 2013 · Beech C23Airframe modelBeech C23Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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Other investigations on N6550R · 1
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