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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 1730A · Taos, NM · March 8, 1985

Date
March 8, 1985 · 17:30 local
Place
Taos, NM
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9735E
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85LA091
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Reported engine
Continental IO520K
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
616 total148 in this make and model30 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.

Aborted takeoff but could not stop before running into sagebrush. Density altitude not computed by pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ABORTED TAKEOFF BUT COULD NOT STOP BEFORE RUNNING INTO SAGEBRUSH. DENSITY ALTITUDE NOT COMPUTED BY PILOT.

NTSB investigation

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