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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Greencastle, IN · March 11, 1980

Date
March 11, 1980 · 17:30 local
Place
Greencastle, IN
Airport
Greencastle-Putna
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3256L
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FEX05
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7 total7 in this make and model7 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.

Incorrectly set nose down trim. Unable to stay airborne after liftoff. Aborted. Ran off end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

INCORRECTLY SET NOSE DOWN TRIM. UNABLE TO STAY AIRBORNE AFTER LIFTOFF. ABORTED. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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