# Accident 19881029048719A: Semco CHALLENGER, Aspen, CO, October 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1988, 13:55 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ABFA
- Location: 39.2219° N, 106.8682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ASPEN-PITKIN COUNTY/SARDY FLD (ASE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2219&lon=-106.8682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N909MG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SEMCO CHALLENGER
- Reported engine: LYC ALF502L2
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881029048719A

## Narrative

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

HURRIED TAKEOFF. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. USED REVERSE THRUST IMPROPERLY VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DEN89FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA024), Oct 29, 1988: Canadair CL-600-1A11 (N909MG), Aspen, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PIC'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES AND DIRECTIVES; THE PIC'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN/MAINTAIN DIRECTION CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, THE PIC'S FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF IN A TIMELY MANNER; AND…

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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