- Date
- August 22, 1984, 13:19 local (19:19 UTC)
- Place
- Akron, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1980UCessna 185
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840822042799A
- Case key
- 16465
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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.
Analysis
The aircraft was aprx 200 lbs under max gross weight for the takeoff. According to the pilot all of his previous takeoffs had been at near sea level. He stated that he was not used to high density takeoffs such as this one (7011 feet density altitude). The aircraft was rotated aprx three quarters of the way down the runway into 'a little nose high attitude', climbed to 100 ft AGL when the gear was raised and the flaps were raised to 10 degrees. At this point it began to settle back down and stalled at aprx 15 feet AGL. The aircraft impacted the ground in a nose low attitude and flipped over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1980U
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 185-01725
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Larry Steele
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 15, 1984 · 30 hours before
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- AKO · Akron, runway 9, 4,100 × 50 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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 170 total · 11 in this make and model · 140 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AKO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.