Beechcraft D-17S N9000C

31 October 1965 · Tacoma Wash, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 31 October 1965 at about 17:30 local time, a Beechcraft D-17S registered N9000C was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Tacoma Wash, Washington, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 31 October 1965 at 17:30
Classification: Accident
Location: Tacoma Wash, Washington, United States
Nearest airport: South Tacoma
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Beechcraft D-17S
Registration: N9000C
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Not recorded
Operating rule: Private Owner
Purpose of flight: Practice
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-3185

People

Nobody was injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	0	0	0	1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AILERON CONTROLS RIGGED IN REVERSE. LEFT WING TIP STRUCK GROUND AFTER LIFT OFF

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-3185, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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