- Date
- March 17, 1984, 13:32 local (18:32 UTC)
- Place
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6697LBeech 76
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840317005789A
- Case key
- 35516
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the takeoff portion of a touch-&-go, the student plt forgot to raise the flaps. The instructor (CFI) yelled at the student '...the flaps', & at the same time, reached for the flaps with his right hand under the control wheel. Subsequently, the left prop hit the surface at about the same time a climb was attepmted at the blue line speed. Also at about that same time, the CFI noted an in-transit gear light. The CFI noted a severe vibration & aborted the takeoff. The acft's props were damaged & its underside was scraped.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6697L
- Reported as
- Beech 76
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- ME-271
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1G6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Allegheny Beechcraft
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · March 3, 1984 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- AGC · Allegheny Co., PA
- Airport
- AGL · Allegheny Co., runway 10, 6,500 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 4,327 total · 242 in this make and model · 4,188 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6697L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.