- Date
- September 11, 1984, 13:55 local (19:55 UTC)
- Place
- Belgrade, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2628NCessna 140
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840911047939A
- Case key
- 16483
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that during the takeoff ground roll on the grass airstrip the engine did not seem to produce full power when 2/3 the way down the rwy. Plt applied brakes to abort the takeoff before the tailwheel was on the ground. The acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2628N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12886
- Airframe hours
- 1,654
- Engine
- Continental C-85-12, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Clinton Kallestad
- Registered owner
- Stan Monger
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 15, 1984 · 89 hours before
- Departed
- BZN · Belgrade, MT
- Airport
- BZN · Gallatin, runway 21, 2,384 × 75 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
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 73 total · 10 in this make and model · 41 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BZN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2628N · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.