UNK65X1155

NTSB accident investigation · Beechraft 35 · Waterford, MI · December 27, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
December 27, 1964
Place
Waterford, MI · WATERFORD, MI
Injuries
3 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2741VBeechraft 35
Status
Completed · report February 11, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180348

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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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3-3772  64/12/27   WATERFORD MICH      BEECHRAFT 35        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 0910                    N2741V              PX-  0  0  4  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PONTIAC MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH FROST ON AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N2741V
Reported as
Beechraft 35
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Pontiac Municipal

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.