- Date
- August 9, 1984, 13:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Langley, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2420BTemco GC-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840809068049A
- Case key
- 39985
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The ATP was attempting a short field three point takeoff during which trees needed to be cleared. When realizing sufficient alt had not been obtained to clear the trees, the CFI took over the controls and applied back pressure in an attempt to climb. The acft stalled and collided with the trees. The ATP stated after the accident that the carburetor heat was inadvertantly left on from a previous landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2420B
- Reported as
- Temco GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3720
- Airframe hours
- 2,053
- Engine
- Continental 1, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Glen R. Botsford
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 4, 1984 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- WA31 · Langley, WA
- Airport
- WA31 · Whidbey, runway 34, 2,620 × 80 ft, grass/turf
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 11,869 total · 1,139 in this make and model · 21 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.