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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 305A · Salem, NH · May 10, 1986

Date
May 10, 1986 · 10:00 local
Place
Salem, NH
Airport
Newengland Glideport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16576
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC86LA124
Reported as
Cessna 305A
Reported engine
Continental O47011
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,060 total45 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The towplane was unable to climb after a downwind takeoff. Struck a fence. The pilot failed to set a decision point

As the FAA filed it

THE TOWPLANE WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. STRUCK A FENCE. THE PILOT FAILED TO SET A DECISION POINT

NTSB investigation

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