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FTW83LA202

1983-04-22 · ALTUS, Oklahoma, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A BARBED WIRE FENCE AND A DITCH DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. THE ACFT WAS PULLED OFF THE GROUND PREMATURELY AND WHEN IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE THE CFI ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. DURING THE ROLLOUT THE ACFT WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND INTO A DITCH. THIS WAS A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLT. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE REPORTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_FTW83LA202.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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