Accident Beechcraft B60 N6648X, Saturday 24 July 1982

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Date:	Saturday 24 July 1982
Time:	06:00 LT
Type:	Beechcraft B60
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N6648X
MSN:	P-504
Total airframe hrs:	1630 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming TI0-541E1C4
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Sylva, NC - United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Executive
Departure airport:	Sylva, NC
Destination airport:	Morehead City, NC
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF AFTER THE PILOT REPORTED A LOSS OF POWER ON THE LEFT ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP ABOUT 600 FEET SOUTHEAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 32. THE PILOTS STATEMENT AND PHYSICAL EVIDENCE DO NOT CORRELATE. THE PROP MARKS ON THE RUNWAY AND THE SCRATCHES ON THE FUSELAGE INDICATE BOTH ENGINES WERE WORKING AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS PREMATURE RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE AND STRIKE THE RUNWAY.

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