At about 09:15 eastern time, a Beech F35 crashed and burned shortly after takeoff from Bamberg County Airport, killing the pilot. The airplane had been delivered to a maintenance facility at the airport for an annual inspection on June 12. The work was completed on July 12 and the pilot came to pick up the airplane on July 21. He paid his bill and then started the airplane, taxied to the end of the runway and took off, all within what witnesses called two minutes. When the airplane climbed to about 100 feet agl the engine began to sputter. The airplane banked almost 90 degrees to the left and the airplane crashed nose-down.
July 21, Bamberg, S.C. / Beech Bonanza
At about 09:15 eastern time, a Beech F35 crashed and burned shortly after takeoff from Bamberg County Airport, killing the pilot. The airplane had been delivered to a maintenance facility at the airport for an annual inspection on June 12. The work was completed on July 12 and the pilot came to pick up the airplane on July 21. He paid his bill and then started the airplane, taxied to the end of the runway and took off, all within what witnesses called two minutes. When the airplane climbed to about 100 feet agl the engine began to sputter. The airplane banked almost 90 degrees to the left and the airplane crashed nose-down....
Key Takeaways:
- A Beech F35 crashed and burned shortly after takeoff from Bamberg County Airport, killing the pilot.
- The accident occurred on the pilot's pick-up day, immediately following the completion of an annual inspection at the airport's maintenance facility.
- Witnesses observed a rapid takeoff, followed by engine sputtering at 100 feet agl, leading to a sharp left bank and a nose-down crash.
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