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DEN84LA287

1984-09-11 · BELGRADE, Montana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BZN

Current FAA registration · N2628N

Make / Model
CESSNA 140
Year of manufacture
1947 · 37 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19570905
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A289E8

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND ROLL ON THE GRASS AIRSTRIP THE ENGINE DID NOT SEEM TO PRODUCE FULL POWER WHEN 2/3 THE WAY DOWN THE RWY. PLT APPLIED BRAKES TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF BEFORE THE TAILWHEEL WAS ON THE GROUND. THE ACFT NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_DEN84LA287.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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