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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Wthrly 201B · Davis, CA · July 18, 1978

Date
July 18, 1978
Place
Davis, CA
Airport
Private Strip
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1286W
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK78DVG62
Reported as
Wthrly 201B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,476 total59 in this make and model111 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.

Pilot was not familiar with runway and inadvertently tried to takf on nearby road.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH RUNWAY AND INADVERTENTLY TRIED TO TAKF ON NEARBY ROAD.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N1286W · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.