41.3715° N, 73.4822° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
February 7, 1989 · 16:13 local
Place
Danbury, CT
Airport
Danbury Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3254
Reported as
Amtrpt PITTSSPECS1C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
270 total0 in this make and model40 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.
Lost directional control on takeoff roll. Veered off runway into snowbank. Nosed over. First flight in aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO SNOWBANK. NOSED OVER. FIRST FLIGHT IN AIRCRAFT.