19831114057399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-31ATC · Crested Butte, CO · November 14, 1983

Date
November 14, 1983 · 08:45 local
Place
Crested Butte, CO
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N14780
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN84LA024
Reported as
Blanca 1731ATC
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1E5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
862 total86 in this make and model28 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 control on attempted takeoff downwind on a partially plowed runway. Veered into a snow bank.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF DOWNWIND ON A PARTIALLY PLOWED RUNWAY. VEERED INTO A SNOW BANK.

NTSB investigation

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