- Date
- June 19, 1984, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Franktown, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4085XRockwell 100-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840619025299A
- Case key
- 16221
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt attempted to takeoff downwind (wind 310 degrees @22 knots) with a density altitude calculated to be 9190 ft MSL. According to the acft manufacturer, the acft would require 2,535 ft for a ground run. Rwy 17, a grass strip used for the takeoff was 1800 ft long. Witnesses stated that the acft became airborne and climbed to an alt of 25 ft before the right wing dipped and the acft disappeared off the end of the rwy and collided with trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4085X
- Reported as
- Rockwell 100-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5185
- Airframe hours
- 1,346
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A2F, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Brewer H. Young, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 14, 1983 · 26 hours before
- Departed
- Franktown, CO
- Destination
- 1C08 · Everett, CO
- Airport
- Kostroski, runway 17, 1,800 × 150 ft, grass/turf
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 11,287 total · 32 in this make and model · 2,540 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 22 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- APA, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.