NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC85LA215
Registry · N88DM
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
GLASER-DIRKS DG-500M
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AC1BD3
Registrant of record
GARCIA ROBERTO P
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON AN IFR FLT, THE RIGHT ENG LOST PWR AND THE PLT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE ACFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY, ACROSS TWO DITCHES, ONE ROAD, THROUGH A FENCE AND STRUCK A POST IN A FLD. DURING POST ACCIDENT TESTS, THE RIGHT ENG WOULD RUN ONLY WHEN IT WAS PRIMED WITH FUEL. THE EXACT PART OF THE FUEL SYSTEM THAT MALFUNCTIONED COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1985_MKC85LA215.txt.
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