- Date
- October 11, 1983, 17:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place
- Fullerton, ND
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N37286Artic S-1A Cadet
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831011057179A
- Case key
- 16281
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Clearance - misjudgedCause
Analysis
The acft collided with trees during a takeoff from an open OAT field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37286
- Reported as
- Artic S-1A Cadet
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 129
- Airframe hours
- 3,330
- Engine
- Continental A-75-9, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edwin Burt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 14, 1982
- Departed
- 6ND2 · Fullerton, ND
- Destination
- 7Y5 · Battle Lake, MN
N37286Registered now · Interstate S-1AAirframe modelInterstate S-1AEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 509 total · 17 in this make and model · 411 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 295° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.