SERS · BEECH A23 · 2017-02-14 · Beckwourth, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
GAA17CA148
Event ID
20170222X93839
Type
Accident
Date
2017-02-14
Location
Beckwourth, CA, USA
Coordinates
39.818611, -120.352775
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
BEECH
Model
A23
Registration
N425RS
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The student pilot’s inadvertent use of the control yoke to correct for a drift and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.