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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Waitsfield, VT · March 2, 1984

Date
March 2, 1984 · 11:55 local
Place
Waitsfield, VT
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4643C
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC84FA096
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,835 total24 in this make and model10 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 takeoff in deep snow and downwind. Struck a fence and trees beyond runway. Failed to abort takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO TAKEOFF IN DEEP SNOW AND DOWNWIND. STRUCK A FENCE AND TREES BEYOND RUNWAY. FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

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