19890812028969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech C23 · South Lake Taho, CA · August 12, 1989

Date
August 12, 1989 · 15:42 local
Place
South Lake Taho, CA
Airport
Lake Tahoe
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N60482
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89LA271
Reported as
Beech C23
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
950 total133 in this make and model150 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.

Unable to climb after liftoff due to a downdraft and high density altitude. Aborted late . Ran off end thru a fence

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER LIFTOFF DUE TO A DOWNDRAFT AND HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. ABORTED LATE . RAN OFF END THRU A FENCE

NTSB investigation

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