- Date
- March 13, 1989, 14:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place
- Broomfield, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N735VECessna TU206G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890313004759A
- Case key
- 17682
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Probable cause
Pilot's failure to properly control the aircraft while conducting a crosswind takeoff.
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
While on takeoff roll in gusty cross wind conditions the plt failed to maintain directional control of the acft and departed the right side of the runway. The plt failed to reduce pwr and the acft proceeded across a grass area between the rnwy and taxiway, becoming airborne when the landing gear struck the taxiway lip. The acft struck a chain link fence after becoming airborne and flipped inverted into a lake bordering the arpt. Both the plt and pax exited the acft through windows and swam to shore.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N735VE
- Reported as
- Cessna TU206G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U20604969
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William James Cunningham
- Registered owner
- Cunningham Development Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- BJC · Broomfield, CO
- Destination
- TEX · Telluride, CO
- Airport
- BJC · Jefferson County, runway 29R, 9,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 450 total · 200 in this make and model · 15 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 25 knots, gusting 35
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BJC
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 N735VE · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.