19841226069669A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 402C · Troy, MI · December 26, 1984

Date
December 26, 1984 · 21:30 local
Place
Troy, MI
Airport
Oakland
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N115EA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI85LA077
Reported as
Cessna 402C
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520VB
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,158 total2,700 in this make and model55 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.

Attempted takeoff downwind with snow on runway. Struck trees and fence and intense ground fire erupted.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF DOWNWIND WITH SNOW ON RUNWAY. STRUCK TREES AND FENCE AND INTENSE GROUND FIRE ERUPTED.

NTSB investigation

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