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NYC83LA185

1983-07-20 · JAFFREY, New Hampshire, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport AFN

N3025P has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B, built 2013), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH BRUSH, TREES AND ROCKS OFF THE END OF THE RWY DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT ROTATION WAS INITIATED ONCE FLYING SPEED WAS ATTAINED BUT THE ACFT FAILED TO RESPOND PROPERLY. THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND APPLIED BRAKING. WHILE SLOWING THE PILOT REALIZED HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF RWY AND FEARING A NOSE OVER HE TURNED THE ACFT TO AVOID SLOPING TERRAIN. THE LEFT GEAR HIT THE SLOPE AND THE ACFT SLID DOWN THE GRADE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC83LA185.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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