- Date
- October 24, 1983, 19:50 local (23:50 UTC)
- Place
- Syracuse, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N876UBeech G18S
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831024057049A
- Case key
- 35456
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Analysis
Shortly after lift-off, at 25-50 ft AGL & the gear extended, the acft began a gradual roll to the right. The plt appliedfull left aileron but was unable to correct the roll. The plt sensed a rapidly deteriorating situation & decided to abort the takeoff. The acft crashed on an adjacent taxiway & all gear collapsed. The right outboard deicer boot was found split horizontally from the landing light outboard about 4 ft. the left wing outboard stall strip was missing fromthe boot.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N876U
- Reported as
- Beech G18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- BA-549
- Airframe hours
- 7,541
- Engine
- P&W R-925, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sair Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · July 12, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Destination
- Binghamton, NY
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- SYR · Hancock, runway 28, 9,000 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 10,055 total · 749 in this make and model · 8,925 as pilot in command · 272 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 310° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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