- Date
- July 13, 1979
- Place
- Troutdale, OR · TROUTDALE, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N24158Beech A36
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790713018359A
- Case key
- 135103
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1602 79/7/13 TROUTDALE,OR BEECH A36 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 682 TIME - 1700 N24158 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PROMISE RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TROUTDALE,OR OREGON CITY,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: ANIMALS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- STRIP SLOPES DOWN. DOOR CAME OPEN ON TKOF,HIT COW,GR FAILED. CONT FLT & LND WITH FURTHER DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24158
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Promise Ranch
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.