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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Taft, TX · August 11, 1979

Date
August 11, 1979 · 07:45 local
Place
Taft, TX
Airport
Rovate
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4424S
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FRG51
Reported as
Airtrc AT301
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total450 in this make and model350 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.

Acft failed to become airborne on takeoff. Hit a ditch turned over.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT FAILED TO BECOME AIRBORNE ON TAKEOFF. HIT A DITCH TURNED OVER.

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 N4424S · 2

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