From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Swerved on takeoff roll. Aborted. Lost directional control. Struck VASI light. (-19) on April 6, 1995, at 1416 central daylight time, a Bellanca 17-30A, N6700V, was substantially damaged on takeoff at Midland, Texas. The private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the planned personal cross country flight to plainview, Texas. During the takeoff roll on runway 28 at Midland International Airport, the airplane went off the left side of the runway. The right wing struck a VASI light box and the right main landing gear separated.
As the FAA filed it
SWERVED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. STRUCK VASI LIGHT. (-19) ON APRIL 6, 1995, AT 1416 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELLANCA 17-30A, N6700V, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED ON TAKEOFF AT MIDLAND, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PLANNED PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO PLAINVIEW, TEXAS. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 28 AT MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A VASI LIGHT BOX AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.