Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary MIA89LA074

PANACEA, FL, USA

Aircraft #1

N4506D

BEECH G-35

Analysis

THE INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING. NO RECORD OF A BRIEFING WAS LOCATED. HE THEN STATED THAT HE DROVE THE SOD RUNWAY IN A CAR AND NOTED THE VISIBILITY TO BE ABOUT 1/2 MILE. DURING TAKEOFF HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A FOG BANK AT ABOUT 10 FT AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED INTO TREES AT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

Probable Cause and Findings

PILOTS LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN ENTERING THE FOG BANK DURING THE TAKEOFF, DUE TO SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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