19790830028189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Dove Creek, CO · August 30, 1979

Date
August 30, 1979 · 14:10 local
Place
Dove Creek, CO
Airport
Dove Creek
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N30509
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79DTE79
Reported as
Cessna 172
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
136 total133 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Made takeoff from uphill sod runway at high density altitude. Unable to climb. Landed on road. Hit fence post.

As the FAA filed it

MADE TAKEOFF FROM UPHILL SOD RUNWAY AT HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. UNABLE TO CLIMB. LANDED ON ROAD. HIT FENCE POST.

NTSB investigation

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