- Date
- March 2, 1984, 11:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place
- Waitsfield, VT
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4643CCessna A185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840302005209A
- Case key
- 35320
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with trees during takeoff. The rwy was snow covered 4 to 6 inches deep and was only 1800 ft long. The takeoff was on a bearing of 130 degrees. The wind was from 280 degrees at 14 KTS. The skis on the acft had wheels protruding through at the maximum setting. During taxi considerable power was needed because of drag and snow density. During takeoff the acft was airborne 3 times. The flt was unable to clear the trees so the plt stalled the acft into thethinnest tree area. The plt said there were no pre-impact malfunctions of the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4643C
- Reported as
- Cessna A185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 02584
- Airframe hours
- 1,521
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Peter Perlee, doing business as .
- Registered owner
- Stephen G. Phillips
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 29, 1983 · 36 hours before
- Destination
- OB6 · Chatham, MA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Phillips Private, runway 13, 1,800 × 0 ft, snow
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
- 39
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,835 total · 24 in this make and model · 2,600 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 280° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 12 °F, dew point 1 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MPV, 12 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.