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BFO87DIG01

1987-02-10 · GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport GAI

N25846 has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (PIPER J3F-60), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

WHILE TAKING OFF ON RWY 32, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT & COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK BEFORE THE STUDENT PLT COULD REGAIN CONTROL. THE STUDENT RPRTD THE WINDS WERE FROM 280 DEG AT 10 KTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_BFO87DIG01.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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