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FTW83IA005

1982-10-03 · KENNER, Louisiana, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport MSY

N817EA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CESSNA 560, built 2000), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT DEPARTED WITH A TAIL WIND WHICH EXCEEDED THE ALLOWABLE COMPONENT. ROTATION WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE OCCURRED AT THE DEPARTURE THRESHOLD. THE ACFT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE AT 25 TO 30 FT AGL WHEN IT WAS 1330 FT BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THERUNWAY. TWO PERSONS IN A PARKING LOT WERE KNOCKED TO THE GROUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_FTW83IA005.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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