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Beechcraft 35-33 N978T

29 September 2003 · Evansville, Indiana, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 September 2003 at about 00:26 local time, a Beechcraft 35-33 registered N978T was involved in an accident near Evansville, Indiana, United States. One person was 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.

The record

Date
at 00:26
Classification
Accident
Location
Evansville, Indiana, United States
Nearest airport
Evansville Regional Airport (EVV)
Coordinates
38.0381, -87.0381
Aircraft
Beechcraft 35-33
Registration
N978T
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Woodward → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI03LA324

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot not maintaining directional control during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the airport sign.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane impacted an airport sign during the landing roll. The airplane departed the runway prior to reaching a taxiway. When the airplane returned to the taxiway, it impacted an airport sign with the left wing

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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