OAK70AP054

NTSB accident investigation · Beech TC-45J · San Franciso, CA · May 6, 1970

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 6, 1970
Place
San Franciso, CA · SAN FRANCISO, CA
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N86415Beech TC-45J
Status
Completed · report February 1, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
127790

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1672   70/5/6    SAN FRANCISO,CAL    BEECH TC-45J        CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0050                    N86415              PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      33, 6000 TOTAL HOURS, 500
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN FRANCISCO INT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN FRANCISO,CAL            LOS ANGELES,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1600
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           51                                                      260
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOCAL CTL OFFERED PLT CHOICE OF RWYS 1 OR 28. PLT CHOSE 1. ACFT LOADED AFT OF CG LIMITS. GUST 23K.

Aircraft

Registration
N86415
Reported as
Beech TC-45J
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
San Francisco Int

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.