19890627028269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Rio Hondo, TX · June 27, 1989

Date
June 27, 1989 · 13:35 local
Place
Rio Hondo, TX
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
EOTG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4448S
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW89DRG08
Reported as
Airtrc AT301
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total6,000 in this make and model450 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Left wing hit the ground on takeoff. Aircraft cartwheeled and flipped over. Blamed windshear. Rain showers in area.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT WING HIT THE GROUND ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND FLIPPED OVER. BLAMED WINDSHEAR. RAIN SHOWERS IN AREA.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N4448S · 1

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