Beechcraft C24R N6536C

Summary

On 26 August 2003 at about 17:00 local time, a Beechcraft C24R registered N6536C was involved in an accident near Bend, Oregon, 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

26 August 2003 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bend, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Juniper Air Park (5OR5)

Coordinates

44.0344, -121.1183

Aircraft

Beechcraft C24R

Registration

N6536C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bend → Bend

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA03CA178

Nobody was injured.

The first pilot's premature liftoff and his failure to abort the takeoff. Factors include a fence and a ditch bank located upwind of the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The first pilot reported that shortly after takeoff the airplane settled back onto the runway. The pilot continued the takeoff roll, reporting that the airplane lifted off a second time near the departure end of the runway. He reported that shortly after takeoff, the airplane collided with a fence located at the end of the departure runway. After colliding with the fence, the airplane impacted a ditch bank approximately 250 feet beyond the runway end, eventually coming to rest west of the departure runway. No mechanical difficulties or failures that may have contributed to the accident were reported.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.