19890519012579A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 140 · Placerville, CA · May 19, 1989

Date
May 19, 1989 · 14:00 local
Place
Placerville, CA
Airport
Placerville Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N76675
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA198
Reported as
Cessna 140
Reported engine
Continental C858
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
347 total11 in this make and model11 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 control on takeoff,weathervaned into wind. Side load blew a tire. Nosed over to avoid a steep drop off runway

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF,WEATHERVANED INTO WIND. SIDE LOAD BLEW A TIRE. NOSED OVER TO AVOID A STEEP DROP OFF RUNWAY

NTSB investigation

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