NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC24LA065
Registry · N44MA
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEECH 65-B80
Engine
LYCOMING TVO-435-GIA (280 hp)
Seats / Engines
9 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19910219
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A54958
Registrant of record
PACIFIC MISSION AVIATION
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, resulting in a loss of directional control. Contributing to the accident was a flooded runway.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that, during a short field takeoff on a runway that was flooded by heavy rain, the airplane’s right landing gear wheel went into a deep puddle of water and the airplane veered right. The pilot attempted to lift the airplane into ground effect to regain directional control, but the airplane was traveling too slow. The airplane exited the right side of the runway into tall grass and vegetation. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wing spar and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Decision making/judgment-Pilot
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
- — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface-Wet surface-Contributed to outcome
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2024_ANC24LA065.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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