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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · Colorado Spring, CO · February 6, 1980

Date
February 6, 1980 · 17:00 local
Place
Colorado Spring, CO
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2062L
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80DTE26
Reported as
Beech C23
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
704 total129 in this make and model79 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.

Instructor allowed aircraft to veer off runway during practice instrument takeoff. Plane hit runway markers.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF RUNWAY DURING PRACTICE INSTRUMENT TAKEOFF. PLANE HIT RUNWAY MARKERS.

NTSB investigation

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