Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary SEA86LA192

RENO, NV, USA

Aircraft #1

N185M

CESSNA 185FII

Analysis

PLT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH ACFT 540 POUNDS OVER MAX CERT WT AND 8500 FT DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITIONS. ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE BUT POSITIVE CLIMB AND AIRSPEED INCREASE NOT POSSIBLE. PLT TURNED TO AVOID OBSTRUCTIONS, PUTTING ACFT INTO SEMI-CONTROLLED COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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