19771013032029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univar A2AALON · Alton, IA · October 13, 1977

Date
October 13, 1977
Place
Alton, IA
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N87272
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC78DCD04
Reported as
Univar A2AALON
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
72 total10 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Takeoff from harvested corn field. Aborted when aircraft struck rough soft spots.

As the FAA filed it

TAKEOFF FROM HARVESTED CORN FIELD.ABORTED WHEN AIRCRAFT STRUCK ROUGH SOFT SPOTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.