SEA91LA007

1990-10-17 · JACKSON, Wyoming, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport JAC

Aircraft involved

N26853 Cessna 414A None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, HIS FAILURE TO REMOVE SNOW AND ICE FROM THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE TAKEOFF, AND HIS DELAY IN ATTEMPTING TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT INITIATED A TAKEOFF WITH SNOW AND ICE ON THE ACFT. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE, SETTLED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE ACFT DEPARTED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTED NAVIGATION ANTENNAS AND ROUGH TERRAIN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_SEA91LA007.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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