- Date
- March 18, 1983, 16:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Gunnison, CO
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N67943Cessna 421C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830318008829A
- Case key
- 16054
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt began taking off on rwy 06 with a wind from 190 deg at 8 KTS. He stated that max power & RPM were obtained. He noted that he obtained 39 inches of manifold pressure & 2235 RPM at 100 KTS IAS. Reportedly, the acft rotated properly, but began to vibrate & shudder & would not lift off. The plt then lowered the nose & accelerated to 110 KTS IAS. However, again, the acft would only vibrate & shudder & would not lift off. The plt then began aborting the takeoff. The acft went off the end of the rwy at 70 to 80 KTS & became airborne for aprx 75 ft as it went over a drop off in the terrain. Subsequently, the acft landed in soft soil & high grass where the gear collapsed. An investigation revealed that the temp was 30 deg & snow was falling. The plt believed the accident resulted from cold temps along with water blown onto the tail surfaces of the acft. He did not describe the surface condition on the wings. Stall speed for this acft was 86 KTS at the max gross wt & was with wt & balance limits.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67943
- Reported as
- Cessna 421C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 421C1036
- Airframe hours
- 684
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-N, 365 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- J&K Asset Management
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 8, 1982
- Departed
- GUC · Gunnison, CO
- Destination
- OUN · Norman, OK
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- GUC · Gunnison, runway 6, 7,198 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,117 total · 348 in this make and model · 1,383 as pilot in command · 59 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GUC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.