- Date
- October 17, 1990, 09:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Jackson, WY
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N26853Cessna 414A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19901017046249A
- Case key
- 41354
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation of the aircraft, his failure to remove snow and ice from the aircraft before takeoff, and his delay in attempting to abort the 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
The pilot initiated a takeoff with snow and ice on the acft. During takeoff roll the acft became airborne, settled back onto the runway and the pilot attempted to abort the takeoff. The acft departed the end of the runway, impacted navigation antennas and rough terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26853
- Reported as
- Cessna 414A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 414A0316
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-NB5B, 310 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Alan Merrell, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 19, 1990 · 0 hours before
- Destination
- LAS · Las Vegas, NV
- Airport
- JAC · Jackson Hole, runway 18, 6,299 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,392 total · 1,095 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 21 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JAC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.