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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Tcraft BC12D · Vernon, CO · June 26, 1983

Date: June 26, 1983 · 08:00 local
Place: Vernon, CO
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N43344
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN83LA157
Reported as: Tcraft BC12D
Reported engine: Continental A658
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 217 total217 in this make and model90 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.

Struck a mail box on attempting a takeoff from a gravel road.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A MAIL BOX ON ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF FROM A GRAVEL ROAD.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN83LA157Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVernon, COThe acft collided with a mailbox during takeoff from a gravel road.Jun 26, 1983 · Substantial damage