19810517026069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · Canandaiqua, NY · May 17, 1981

Date
May 17, 1981 · 10:47 local
Place
Canandaiqua, NY
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2503U
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FA049
Reported as
Cessna 172D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
192 total192 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.

Tried to depart fresh-mowed, wet, grass strip. Struck a fence off end of runway. Thick grass slowed acceleration.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO DEPART FRESH-MOWED, WET, GRASS STRIP. STRUCK A FENCE OFF END OF RUNWAY. THICK GRASS SLOWED ACCELERATION.

NTSB investigation

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