- Date
- February 26, 1987, 16:12 local (23:12 UTC)
- Place
- Englewood, CO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N888DJGates Learjet 35A
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870226004569A
- Case key
- 17171
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - snowFactor
Light condition - duskFactor
Unsafe/hazardous condition warning - misjudgedCause
Terrain condition - snow coveredFactor
Airport snow removal - inadequateCause
Proper alignment - not maintainedCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Analysis
The rwy was plowed aprx 15 minutes prior to this takeoff. One-half inch of snow still remained along the rwy centerline with up to 3 1/2 inches along the edge of the rwy. The acft veered to the left side of the rwy during the takeoff run and continued aprx 80 feet off the left side of the rwy into rough terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N888DJ
- Reported as
- Gates Learjet 35A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 067
- Airframe hours
- 4,064
- Engine
- Garrett TFE-731-2-2B, 3,500 lbs thrust, turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Personal Jet Charter
- Registered owner
- Delta Jet Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · December 1, 1986 · 56 hours before
- Departed
- APA
- Destination
- FMY · Ft. Myers, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- APA · Centennial, runway 35R, 10,002 × 101 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14,653 total · 4,653 in this make and model · 3,853 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 340° at 12 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 200 ft
- Temperature
- 18 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- APA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.