# NTSB SEA66F0151: Beechcraft D-17S, N9000C, Tacoma, WA, October 31, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 31, 1965
- Place: Tacoma, WA · TACOMA, WA
- Location: 47.2529° N, 122.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tacoma, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2529&lon=-122.4443&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66F0151
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0151

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECHCRAFT D-17S
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: South Tacoma

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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