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FTW83LA116

1983-02-12 · GAINESVILLE, Texas, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport GLE

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF WITH 10 DEG OF FLAPS & LIFTED OFF AT '55 IAS.' A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE ACFT TOOK OFF ABOUT 800 FT DOWN THE RUNWAY, CLIMBED STEEPLY TO APRX 30 FT AGL, THEN FELL OFF ON THE LEFT WING & CRASHED. REPORTEDLY, THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT FULL POWER. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO REMEMBER WHAT SPECIFICALLY HAPPENED AFTER LIFT-OFF. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_FTW83LA116.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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