- Date
- September 19, 1979
- Place
- Suffield, CT · SUFFIELD, CT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N705MBeech E18S
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790919042799A
- Case key
- 132803
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3902 79/9/19 SUFFIELD,CT BEECH E18S CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 6425 TIME - 0404 N705M PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUFFIELD,CT BALTIMORE,MD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARGO SHIFTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TIE-DOWN SNAPS,RINGS FOUND DISCONNECTED.682LBS OVER MAX GWT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N705M
- Reported as
- Beech E18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bradley Intl
N705MRegistration cancelled Oct 15, 2012 · Beech E18SAirframe modelBeech E18SEngine 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.