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FTW87DRD12

1987-08-24 · MANSFIELD, Louisiana, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 3F3

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRPORT WAS 324 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE OAT WAS 96 DEGREES F. THE AIRPLANE, WITH THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS, LIFTED OFF THE RWY BUT WOULD NOT CLIMB. A WITNESS STATED THE ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL BUT THE NOSE WAS VERY HIGH. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES AND THE TERRAIN AND STARTED BURNING AFTER GROUND IMPACT. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE FOR THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT WAS COMPUTED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_FTW87DRD12.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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