Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 16 March 1976
Aircraft Type: Beechcraft 99A Airliner
Owner/operator: Command Airways
Registration Number: N7997R
Location: Poughkeepsie-Dutchess County Airport, NY (POU) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft – Specifically, the left wing and right wing.Aircraft – Specifically, the left wing and right wing.
Investigating Agency: NTSBNTSB
Category: Accident
A 368lb overweight aircraft experienced a sudden loss of lift after takeoff, resulting in a left wing drop and subsequent right wing drop, leading to a collision with the ground. The incident was likely caused by pilot error, inadequate preflight preparation, and potentially adverse weather conditions.A 368lb overweight aircraft experienced a sudden loss of lift after takeoff, resulting in a left wing drop and subsequent right wing drop, leading to a collision with the ground. The incident was likely caused by pilot error, inadequate preflight preparation, and potentially adverse weather conditions.
Description
The aircraft, 368lb overweight, shuddered after takeoff. The left wing dropped, the aircraft levelled and then the right wing dropped before colliding with the ground. PROBABLEÿCAUSE(S): pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿexercisedÿpoorÿjudgment pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿinadequateÿpreflightÿpreparationÿand/orÿplanning pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿinitiatedÿflightÿinÿadverseÿweatherÿconditions pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿfailedÿtoÿabortÿtakeoff pilotÿinÿcommandÿ-ÿfailedÿtoÿobtain/maintainÿflyingÿspeed FACTOR(S): airports/airways/facilitiesÿ-ÿairportÿconditions:ÿice/slushÿonÿrunway weatherÿ-ÿsnow weatherÿ-ÿicingÿconditions-includesÿsleet,freezingÿrain,etc. miscellaneousÿacts,conditionsÿ-ÿimproperlyÿloadedÿaircraft-weight-and/orÿc.g.
Primary Cause
Pilot-induced flight in adverse weather conditions, specifically involving improper speed and potentially insufficient airspeed.Pilot-induced flight in adverse weather conditions, specifically involving improper speed and potentially insufficient airspeed.Share on:
