Cessna 182F N3545Y

Summary

On 30 August 1992 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 182F registered N3545Y, operated by Hartline, Ralph A., was involved in an accident near Blackfoot, Idaho, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 August 1992 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Blackfoot, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Anderson Ranch Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

43.2707, -112.5598

Aircraft

Cessna 182F

Registration

N3545Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hartline, Ralph A.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA92LA192

5 people had minor injuries.

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE PROPER AIRSPEED FOR TAKEOFF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL DURING INITIAL CLIMB. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE HIGH DA WEATHER CONDITIONS, POWER LINE OBSTRUCTIONS AND A HIGHWAY WITH A DIRT BANK AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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THE PILOT INITIATED A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF ON A GRASS STRIP, AND AFTER LIFT-OFF, SHIFTED HIS ATTENTION TO WATCH THE ANGLE OF CLIMB RELATIVE TO POWER LINES AT THE END OF THE STRIP. THE ACFT ABRUPTLY BANKED LEFT DURING INITIAL CLIMB AT A LOW ALTITUDE AGL, AND WHEN THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL, HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF NEAR THE END OF THE STRIP. THE ACFT OVERRAN THE END OF THE STRIP AND IMPACTED A DIRT BANK BESIDE A HIGHWAY AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE ACFT WAS LOADED TO NEAR MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT AND THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 7050.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.