Accident · 1997-08-18

NTSB case FTW97FA313 · Beech B24R · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-08-18
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Beech B24R (N2521W)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Abilene Aero Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ABILENE AERO

Probable cause

The flight instructor's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff/initial climb. A factor was the flight instructor's lack of experience in the make and model of aircraft.

Source: NTSB case FTW97FA313

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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