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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Roxboro, NC · July 24, 1981

Date
July 24, 1981 · 09:00 local
Place
Roxboro, NC
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N739WD
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FLJ14
Reported as
Cessna 172N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
265 total265 in this make and model45 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.

Pilot attempted downwind, overgross takeoff from rough sod strip. Aircraft stalled, hit tree and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND, OVERGROSS TAKEOFF FROM ROUGH SOD STRIP. AIRCRAFT STALLED, HIT TREE AND CRASHED.

NTSB investigation

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