# Accident 19911020047059A: Tmpson NAVION*, Denison, TX, October 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1991, 15:50 local time
- Place: Denison, TX
- Airport: Kidd-Private Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7494° N, 96.5608° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7494&lon=-96.5608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8560H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8560H-2002-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NAVION (registry code 6150130, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-navion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental E225 series (registry code 17015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TMPSON NAVION*
- Reported engine: CONT E18511
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 185 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911020047059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FAILED TO CLEAR A POWERLINE ON TAKEOFF FROM SHORT UPHILL SOD STRIP. 1550 FEET STRIP BUT NEEDED MORE THAN 1800 FEET

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW92LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA012), Oct 20, 1991: North American Navion (N8560H), Denison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE EXCEEDING OF THE AIRPLANE'S TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY BY THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION..

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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