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FTW88LA118

1988-06-09 · ROANOKE, Texas, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 52F

Current FAA registration · N84889

Make / Model
AERONCA 7AC
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S ABA123

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A WIND TETRAHEDRON, A FENCE, AND A LOW CONCRETE WALL. THE PLT DID NOT SUBMIT AN ACC REPORT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_FTW88LA118.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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