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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Independence, CA · February 3, 1979

Date
February 3, 1979 · 13:10 local
Place
Independence, CA
Airport
Independence
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1604F
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK79DVW08
Reported as
Cessna 172
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total100 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Attempt takeoff at gross weight with full flaps. Made premature liftoff. Aircraft stalled and hit the ground.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPT TAKEOFF AT GROSS WEIGHT WITH FULL FLAPS. MADE PREMATURE LIFTOFF. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND HIT THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.