40.4337° N, 120.6283° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Susanville, CA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 19, 1981 · 07:45 local
Place
Susanville, CA
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8258
Reported as
Cessna 172
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
664 total450 in this make and model0 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.
Failed to obtain flying speed on take off and stalled at lift off due to frost on aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
FAILED TO OBTAIN FLYING SPEED ON TAKE OFF AND STALLED AT LIFT OFF DUE TO FROST ON AIRCRAFT.