19800111000229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 340CESSNA · Yakima, WA · January 11, 1980

Date
January 11, 1980 · 14:02 local
Place
Yakima, WA
Airport
Yakima
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5165J
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA80DYP07
Reported as
Cessna 340CESSNA
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,979 total385 in this make and model46 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.

Lost runway alignment on takeoff roll. Hit snow bank. Factors, whiteout effect, inadequate runway lights.

As the FAA filed it

LOST RUNWAY ALIGNMENT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. HIT SNOW BANK. FACTORS, WHITEOUT EFFECT, INADEQUATE RUNWAY LIGHTS.

NTSB investigation

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