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FTW87LA103

1987-04-25 · POND CREEK, Oklahoma, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 2K1

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

PILOT FAILED TO LOWER FLAPS FOR A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. AFTER ROTATION THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLEAR A POWER LINE OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTACTED A FENCE AND DITCH NOSING OVER INVERTED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_FTW87LA103.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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