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MKC85LA126

1985-06-08 · BROADWATER, Nebraska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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Factual narrative

AG PLT REPORTS THAT THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB FAST ENOUGH AFTER TAKEOFF TO CLEAR TREE STUMPS OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT HIS AG STRIP. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 6,000 AND THE PLT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT A LIGHTER LOAD WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THE ACFT TO CLIMB FAST ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE OBSTRUCTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MKC85LA126.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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