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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185 · Tunnel Meadows, CA · September 24, 1979

Date
September 24, 1979 · 12:05 local
Place
Tunnel Meadows, CA
Airport
Tunnel Meadows
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8845Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79DA089
Reported as
Cessna 185
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,870 total270 in this make and model200 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.

Unable to climb after takeoff due to wind shift. Aborted, landed in rough ground off end runway.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO WIND SHIFT. ABORTED, LANDED IN ROUGH GROUND OFF END RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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