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Date
January 22, 1987 · 20:00 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Dulles International
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N406MM
Reported as
Cessna 650
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total400 in this make and model100 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.
Unable to maintain directional control during crosswind takeoff on snow covered runway. Departed runway side.
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING CROSSWIND TAKEOFF ON SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. DEPARTED RUNWAY SIDE.