NTSB Identification: SEA83LA181.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 21273.
Accident occurred Saturday, August 20, 1983 in DECATUR ISLAND, WA
Aircraft: BEECH 35, registration: N3038V
Injuries: 3 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF ATTEMPT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE WAS USING 10 DEGREE OF FLAPS DURING A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. THE ACFT YAWED TO THE LEFT & THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE TO REGAIN CONTROL. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE ACFT TURNED 100 DEGREES & STRUCK THE GROUND FROM ABOUT 15 TO 20 FT AGL.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
CLIMB..PREMATURE..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
RUDDER..IMPROPER USE OF..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
DIRECTIONAL CONTROL..NOT MAINTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
GROUND LOOP/SWERVE..UNCONTROLLED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
LANDING GEAR,MAIN GEAR STRUT..OVERLOAD
Contributing Factors
LANDING GEAR,NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY..OVERLOAD
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