FREDERICK, CO, USA
N5569B
CESSNA 182
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL WHILE HAULING PARACHUTE JUMPERS FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO BECOME AIRBORNE, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT PARTIALLY EXTENDING ONTO A COUNTRY ROAD WHICH BORDERED THE AIRSTRIP. WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPUTED TO BE 250.5 POUNDS OVER MAXIMUM CERTIFIED GROSS WEIGHT.
THE PILOT AND OPERATOR ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THE AIRCRAFT OVER MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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