43.5765° N, 71.4823° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Laconia, NH, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 9, 1978 · 13:00 local
Place
Laconia, NH
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N12RZ
Reported as
Rkwell 500RKWELL
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total650 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine lost power after liftoff, landed gear up on the takeoff runway. Had been topped off with jet fuel.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER LIFTOFF, LANDED GEAR UP ON THE TAKEOFF RUNWAY. HAD BEEN TOPPED OFF WITH JET FUEL.