19900128001339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Univac GC-1B · Pittstown, NJ · January 28, 1990

Date
January 28, 1990 · 15:30 local
Place
Pittstown, NJ
Airport
Sky Manor Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N78156
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC90LA059
Reported as
Univac GC1B
Reported engine
Continental C1252
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,500 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Weathervaned into crosswind on takeoff. Exited runway into soft sod, airborne. Left gear hit knoll folded. Stopped.

As the FAA filed it

WEATHERVANED INTO CROSSWIND ON TAKEOFF. EXITED RUNWAY INTO SOFT SOD, AIRBORNE. LEFT GEAR HIT KNOLL FOLDED. STOPPED.

NTSB investigation

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