NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW85LA232
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THE PILOT, ALTHOUGH WELL EXPERIENCED, HAD RECORDED ONLY ONE HOUR OF FLIGHT TIME IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT AND NO FLIGHT TIME IN ANY AIRCRAFT WITHIN THE 90 DAY PERIOD PRECEDING THE ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE INFORMATION RECORDED ON THE PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT (NTSB FORM 6120.1) WHICH HE COMPLETED AND SIGNED FOR THE NTSB ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR. THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING HIS TAKEOFF GROUND RUN, ROLLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ASPHALT RUNWAY, CROSSED ABOUT 100 FEET OF GRASS AREA, AND ROLLED INTO A PLOWED FIELD WHERE THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED ATTITUDE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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