19851003048999A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Cole River, AK · October 3, 1985

Date
October 3, 1985 · 16:30 local
Place
Cole River, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2181N
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC86LAG01
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C8512
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
64 total64 in this make and model39 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.

Wheels struck trees after liftoff from unimproved rough short runway. Impacted stream bank. No student endorsement.

As the FAA filed it

WHEELS STRUCK TREES AFTER LIFTOFF FROM UNIMPROVED ROUGH SHORT RUNWAY. IMPACTED STREAM BANK. NO STUDENT ENDORSEMENT.

NTSB investigation

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