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NTSB accident investigation · Beaver Evans VP-1 · Glade Park, CO · June 8, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report

Date: June 8, 1986, 08:00 local (14:00 UTC)
Place: Glade Park, CO
Injuries: 1 uninjured
Damage: Substantial damage
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Aircraft: N23RBBeaver Evans VP-1
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed
Report: Approved by Office Director
FAA report: 19860608044719A
Case key: 16979

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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.

Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skidTakeoff - roll/run

Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - high vegetationFactor

Aborted takeoff - not performedPilot in commandCause

On ground/water collision with objectTakeoff - roll/run

Object - fence

Analysis

The plt said that during the take-off roll, high grass restricted the acft from attaining sufficient airspeed to achieve flt. According to the plt the acft struck a barbed wire fence, substantially damaging the acft.

Aircraft

Registration: N23RB
Reported as: Beaver Evans VP-1
Category: Airplane, amateur-built
Serial number: 2359
Airframe hours: 120
Engine: Continental A-65, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Substantial damage
Flight: Personal · Part 91
Registered owner: James H. Tribbey
Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
Last inspection: Annual · October 15, 1985 · 12 hours before
Airport: runway 9, 1,900 × ft, grass/turf

N23RBRegistration cancelled Jan 4, 1989 · Beaver EVANS VP-1S/N 2359 Airframe modelBeaver EVANS VP-1

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Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role: Pilot
Age: 41
Certificate: Private
Airplane ratings: Single-engine land
Medical: Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat: Center
Flight hours: 236 total · 12 in this make and model · 190 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: Calm
Visibility: 90 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 50 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19860608044719AAmtrev VOLKSPLNEVP1 · Glade Park, COPilot attempted takeoff from Private strip with high grass on runway. Aircraft hit fence at end of runway.Jun 8, 1986 · N23RB · Substantial damage