Beech 65 accident near Campbellsville, KY
On June 30, 1996, a Beech 65 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Campbellsville, KY. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 30, 1996
- Place
- Campbellsville, KY
- Aircraft
- Beech 65 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.340°N, 85.339°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06015
NTSB summary
On June 30, 1996, at 1240 eastern daylight time, a Beech 65, N3870C, was destroyed when it ran off the end of the runway and collided with a fence and terrain during an attempted takeoff from Taylor County Airport (AAS), in Campbellsville, Kentucky. The commercial rated pilot and two of the three passengers received serious injuries. The third passenger sustained no injuries. The airplane was destroyed by impact and postimpact fire. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, no flight plan was filed. The flight was conducted under 14 CFR 91. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the airplane "...was unable to get airborne..." during the takeoff roll. The FAA Inspector stated that after traveling the full length of the 4997 foot runway, the airplane ran off the departure end of runway 05 and continued approximately 2257 feet through an open field, a fence, a corn field and into a depression where it impacted terrain and came to rest. He reported that the aircraft engines separated from the airframe and the fuselage was destroyed by a post crash fire. The pilot said that while performing pre-takeoff checks he was interrupted by one of the passengers on board the aircraft. He reported, "After the interruption I failed to complete all the pre-takeoff steps [and] gust lock pin was not removed. Power was applied [and] takeoff speed was attained. When I attempted to rotate the A/C [aircraft], I found that the controls would not move. I attempted to remove the pin holding the controls, but was unsuccessful. The A/C [aircraft] w
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation, his failure to remove the control lock, and his failure to abort the takeoff.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
