# Accident 19840302005209A: Cessna A185F, Waitsfield, VT, March 2, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1984, 11:55 local time
- Place: Waitsfield, VT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1835° N, 72.8343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waitsfield, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1835&lon=-72.8343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4643C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4643C-1984-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA A185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,835 total, 24 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840302005209A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC84FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA096), Mar 2, 1984: Cessna A185F (N4643C), Waitsfield, VT, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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