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FTW82DA383

1982-09-18 · HOUSTON, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 39R

N601Q has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (FRANK A QUITTER ZENITH 601 XLB), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PILOT STATED THAT HE LIFTED THE NOSE OFF THE RUNWAY TOO SOON AND THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE BUT WOULD NOT CLIMB OR ACCELERATE. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH A CANAL DIRT BANK. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_FTW82DA383.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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