Cessna A185F N4643C

Summary

On 2 March 1984 at about 16:55 local time, a Cessna A185F registered N4643C, operated by Peter Perlee, was involved in an accident near Waitsfield, Vermont, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 March 1984 at 16:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Waitsfield, Vermont, United States

Nearest airport

Phillips Private

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna A185F

Registration

N4643C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Peter Perlee

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Chatham

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

NYC84FA096

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING TAKEOFF. THE RWY WAS SNOW COVERED 4 TO 6 INCHES DEEP AND WAS ONLY 1800 FT LONG. THE TAKEOFF WAS ON A BEARING OF 130 DEGREES. THE WIND WAS FROM 280 DEGREES AT 14 KTS. THE SKIS ON THE ACFT HAD WHEELS PROTRUDING THROUGH AT THE MAXIMUM SETTING. DURING TAXI CONSIDERABLE POWER WAS NEEDED BECAUSE OF DRAG AND SNOW DENSITY. DURING TAKEOFF THE ACFT WAS AIRBORNE 3 TIMES. THE FLT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES SO THE PLT STALLED THE ACFT INTO THETHINNEST TREE AREA. THE PLT SAID THERE WERE NO PRE-IMPACT MALFUNCTIONS OF THE ACFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.