- Date
- September 2, 1978
- Place
- White Pine, PA · WHITE PINE, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5023BBeech F35
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780902030349A
- Case key
- 139851
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3070 78/9/2 WHITE PINE,PA BEECH F35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1615 N5023B PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 41, 1143 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 141 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLIAMSPORT,PA WELLSBORO,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPT TAKE OFF FROM FRESH CUT WHEAT FIELD.WHEAT STUBBLES ABOUT 6-8 INCHES HIGH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5023B
- Reported as
- Beech F35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5023BRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2012 · Beech F35Airframe modelBeech F35Engine modelContinental E225 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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