19870530059009A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ryan ST-A · Mariposa, CA · May 30, 1987

Date
May 30, 1987 · 16:15 local
Place
Mariposa, CA
Airport
Yosemite
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N14954
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA220
Reported as
Ryan STA
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney D4
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
997 total460 in this make and model5 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.

Lost directional control after raising tail on takeoff roll. Departed runway, struck a berm, flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER RAISING TAIL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. DEPARTED RUNWAY, STRUCK A BERM, FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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