19791018031939A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Interlacken, FL · October 18, 1979

Date
October 18, 1979 · 17:30 local
Place
Interlacken, FL
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21524
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FLA03
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16 total12 in this make and model12 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.

Student pilot attempted takeoff from pasture with high grass, rough ground. Hit trees at departure end.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM PASTURE WITH HIGH GRASS, ROUGH GROUND. HIT TREES AT DEPARTURE END.

NTSB investigation

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