Knight Twst 01 N10KT
6 December 1980 · Winter Haven, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 December 1980 at about 14:45 local time, a Knight Twst 01 registered N10KT was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Winter Haven, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winter Haven, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gilbert
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Knight Twst 01
- Registration
- N10KT
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3320
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
NOSED DWN AFTR LIFT-OFF FRM POSSIBLE HI-SPEED TAXI TEST.BUILDER/PLT REPORTED VERY SENSITIVE PITCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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