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| Date: | Monday 8 August 1983 |
| Time: | 14:23 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Flying Faculty Of Andrews Corp |
| Registration: | N2590K |
| MSN: | 18053006 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1627 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-420-4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cheyenne, WY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Elko, NV (KEKO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT GROUNDLOOPED DURING TAKEOFF. THE PLT STATED THAT HE INCORRECTLY ASSUMED A 14 KT HEADWIND WHEN THE TOWER GAVE THE 'WINDS LIGHT AT FOURTEEN' AFTER PREVIOUSLY ASSIGNING RWY LIGHT. AFTER APPLYING POWER HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD A X-WIND AND CUT THE POWER. THE TAIL CAME AROUND AND THE LEFT WHEEL BROKE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN83LA186
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 October 2014 | N2590K | Private | 0 | NW of Boca Raton Airport (KBCT), Boca Raton, Florida | |
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| 02-Apr-2024 00:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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