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NYC85LA134

1985-05-24 · WHITPAIN, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N80902

Make / Model
GLOBE GC-1B
Year of manufacture
1946 · 39 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19600602
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AB05BF

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT OVERRAN THE END OF THE RWY AND CONTACTED ROUGH TERRAIN DURING TAKEOFF. THE PLT STATED THE ACFT LIFTED OFF APRX 1/2 THE WAY DOWN THE RWY BUT IT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO ACCELERATE AND CLIMB. THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF HOWEVER, THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_NYC85LA134.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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