# NTSB Accident IAD97FA023
> **Beech 65-A90** · 1996-11-16 · ORANGE, VA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97FA023
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07042
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-16
- **Location:** ORANGE, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.240402, -78.110076
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 8
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 11
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Beech
- **Model:** 65-A90
- **Registration:** N814SW
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and his failure to complete the pretakeoff checklist which resulted in a takeoff roll with the control lock in place.

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