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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna A185F · Tomball, TX · August 12, 1984

Date
August 12, 1984 · 15:02 local
Place
Tomball, TX
Airport
David Wayne Hooks
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N802DM
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW84LA345
Reported as
Cessna A185F
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,756 total33 in this make and model158 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.

Unable to lift off waterway with full load, smooth water and downwind. Aborted late. Ran onto shore and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO LIFT OFF WATERWAY WITH FULL LOAD, SMOOTH WATER AND DOWNWIND. ABORTED LATE. RAN ONTO SHORE AND NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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