- Date
- April 14, 1979
- Place
- Madera, CA · MADERA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2044WBeechcraft A-36
- Status
- Completed · report May 18, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790414006749A
- Case key
- 137033
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0702 79/4/14 MADERA,CA BEECHCRAFT A-36 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 898 TIME - 0935 N2044W PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 165 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MADERA MUNICPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FRESNO,CA FRESNO,CA MADERA,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR RETRACTED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- SHORT FIELD TKOF.PLT STATED HE ALLOWED ACFT TO SETTLE BACK TO RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2044W
- Reported as
- Beechcraft A-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Madera Municpal
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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.