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.
(-23) On takeoff from a dirt airstrip locally known as canoe mesa aircraft impacted a cactus with the right wheel. After impact left wing struck a tree and spun aircraft around on the ground damaging the propellor and left main gear. (.4) the airplane collided with a cactus during the takeoff roll in a wilderness clearing. Thereafter, the pilot lost control of the airplane and it ground looped to a stop. The clearing was approximately 800 feet long by 50 feet wide, and the elevation was about 2,380 feet mean sea level. At the time, the wind was light and variable, and the temperature was about 90 degrees fahrenheit. The computed density altitude was between 4,800 and 5,000 feet.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON TAKEOFF FROM A DIRT AIRSTRIP LOCALLY KNOWN AS CANOE MESA AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A CACTUS WITH THE RIGHT WHEEL. AFTER IMPACT LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE AND SPUN AIRCRAFT AROUND ON THE GROUND DAMAGING THE PROPELLOR AND LEFT MAIN GEAR. (.4) THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A CACTUS DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL IN A WILDERNESS CLEARING. THEREAFTER, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND IT GROUND LOOPED TO A STOP. THE CLEARING WAS APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET LONG BY 50 FEET WIDE, AND THE ELEVATION WAS ABOUT 2,380 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL. AT THE TIME, THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE, AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 90 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE COMPUTED DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS BETWEEN 4,800 AND 5,000 FEET.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.