NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC86LA046
Registry · N30535
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
SEGERSON JAMES M A
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20020212
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A334C4
Registrant of record
TERRELL ANTHONY K
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
N30535 WAS MAKING A NIGHT TAKEOFF ON A RWY COVERED BY 3' DEEP SNOW. THERE WERE ALSO DRIFTS ALONG THE LT SIDE OF THE RWY WHICH WERE 8 TO 10 INCHES DEEP. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL MOISTURE BLEW ONTO THE WINDSHIELD AND THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE LT. THE ACFT THEN ENCOUNTERED THE DEEPER DRIFTS ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RWY, SWERVED TO THE LT, HIT A SNOWBANK ALONG THE LT SIDE OF THE RWY AND NOSED OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1986_MKC86LA046.txt.
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