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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Snow 600 S-2D · Grundy Center, IA · August 13, 1994

Date: August 13, 1994 · 17:00 local
Place: Grundy Center, IA
Airport: Grundy Center Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N39762
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI94LA293
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340AN1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,752 total324 in this make and model285 in the last 90 days

N39762Registration cancelled Nov 4, 1994 · Snow 600 S-2DS/N 6001365D Airframe modelSnow 600 S-2D

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What happened

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Tried depart soft damp turf runway. Aborted late. Overran end runway into ditch.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED DEPART SOFT DAMP TURF RUNWAY. ABORTED LATE. OVERRAN END RUNWAY INTO DITCH.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CHI94LA293Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrundy Center, IAthe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff and his delay in aborting the takeoff. Factors in the accident were condition of the runway, the road, and the ditch.Aug 13, 1994 · Substantial damage