UNK64X0447

NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft D18S · Gainesville, FL · February 3, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
February 3, 1964
Place
Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
Injuries
10 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2999Beechcraft D18S
Status
Completed · report January 18, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115282

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0001   64/2/3    GAINESVILLE FLA     BEECHCRAFT D18S     CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N2999               PX-  9  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 47, 16647 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 486 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GAINESVILLE MUN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N2999
Reported as
Beechcraft D18S
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Gainesville Mun

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.