40.5853° N, 105.0844° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 26, 1980 · 11:56 local
Place
Fort Collins, CO
Airport
Fort Collins/Love
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N73HP
Reported as
Rkwell NA26540
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,075 total3,628 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.
Tried to abort takeoff after dragging left main gear in snow. Dragging gear disabled reversers. Broke nose gear
As the FAA filed it
TRIED TO ABORT TAKEOFF AFTER DRAGGING LEFT MAIN GEAR IN SNOW. DRAGGING GEAR DISABLED REVERSERS. BROKE NOSE GEAR