19890314003789A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airpts A-9B · Athens, AL · March 14, 1989

Date
March 14, 1989 · 17:15 local
Place
Athens, AL
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
EQZG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9087A
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89DKJ02
Reported as
Airpts A9B
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
538 total5 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.

Failed to gain speed on takeoff dumped load lifted off but fail to clear trees. Caught a wing and cartwheeled.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO GAIN SPEED ON TAKEOFF DUMPED LOAD LIFTED OFF BUT FAIL TO CLEAR TREES. CAUGHT A WING AND CARTWHEELED.

NTSB investigation

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