Beechcraft 65-B80 N3768Z
10 April 1981 · Pine Knot, Kentucky, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 April 1981 at about 19:00 local time, a Beechcraft 65-B80 registered N3768Z, operated by Atlas Aviation, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Pine Knot, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pine Knot, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- McCreary County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 65-B80
- Registration
- N3768Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Atlas Aviation
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Z
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-1187
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
DRIFTED LEFT AFTER LIFTOFF.STRUCK TREES, THEN DIRT BANK.APRX 417LBS OVER MAX GROSS WT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1981 | Beechcraft 65-80 | Gerlach, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1981 | Beechcraft 65 | Rockwall, Texas, United States | REO Leasing | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1981 | Beechcraft 65 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1981 | Beechcraft 65-B80 | Groveland, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Aug 1981 | Beechcraft 65 | Spirit Lake, Iowa, United States | Rockford Acrom | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1981 | Beechcraft 65-88 | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |