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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 185D · Challis, ID · March 8, 1980

Date
March 8, 1980 · 14:30 local
Place
Challis, ID
Airport
Challis
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5895T
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA80DYA10
Reported as
Cessna 185D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
446 total269 in this make and model17 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 directional control of aircraft on a crosswind takeoff. Aircraft skidded off runway into a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON A CROSSWIND TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

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