- Date
- July 5, 1985, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Del Norte, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N731GNCessna A188B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850705030189A
- Case key
- 16721
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Analysis
The plt was attempting to take off from a 3800-FT grass rwy. Field elevation was 7700 ft, temp was 88 deg. The plt said that at about 2500 ft down the rwy he decided to abort the takeoff. Directional control was lost and the airplane groundlooped. The plt said that takeoff was downwind and he had encountered a gust. Acft performance figures indicate that the airplane should have been able to accelerated to takeoff speed and be braked to a stop in the amount of runwway available.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N731GN
- Reported as
- Cessna A188B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18802886T
- Airframe hours
- 2,449
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charlie'S Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 20, 1985
- Airport
- Del Norte
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 16,000 total · 16,000 in this make and model · 16,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ALS, 28 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.