Beechcraft B24 N4342W

Summary

On 10 September 2000 at about 19:05 local time, a Beechcraft B24 registered N4342W, operated by Stephen A. Dame, was involved in an accident near Necedah, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 September 2000 at 19:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Necedah, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Murmuring Pines (PVT)

Coordinates

44.0192, -90.0690

Aircraft

Beechcraft B24

Registration

N4342W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Stephen A. Dame

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Lake In Hills

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA294

Nobody was injured.

The pilot did not properly flare the airplane during the aborted takeoff and he failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were the partial power loss for undetermined reasons and the trees that the airplane contacted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane collided with trees during an aborted takeoff on a 2,700-foot long by 160-foot wide grass airstrip. The pilot reported that during takeoff at an altitude of about 30 feet agl, the engine rpm decreased and the airspeed was not increasing. He reported that during the aborted takeoff the airplane "bounced once hard and floated back up 20 ft." The airplane touched down again in a nose down attitude and the propeller contacted the ground. The airplane then veered to the right and contacted trees along the right edge of the airstrip. The engine functioned normally during a post accident test run.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.