- Date
- October 31, 1965
- Place
- Tacoma, WA · TACOMA, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9000CBeechcraft D-17S
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175138
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3185 65/10/31 TACOMA WASH BEECHCRAFT D-17S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1730 N9000C PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE 35, 8900 TOTAL HOURS, 0 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH TACOMA 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 - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- AILERON CONTROLS RIGGED IN REVERSE. LEFT WING TIP STRUCK GROUND AFTER LIFT OFF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9000C
- Reported as
- Beechcraft D-17S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- South Tacoma