# Accident 19860510016689A: Cessna 305A, Salem, NH, May 10, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 1986, 10:00 local time
- Place: Salem, NH
- Airport: Newengland Glideport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7884° N, 71.2009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7884&lon=-71.2009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16576 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 305A
- Reported engine: CONT O47011
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,060 total, 45 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860510016689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC86LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA124), May 10, 1986: Cessna 305A (N16576), Salem, NH, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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