19811221081369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Timber Lake, SD · December 21, 1981

Date
December 21, 1981 · 15:30 local
Place
Timber Lake, SD
Airport
Timber Lake
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8831Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81DTK03
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Reported engine
Continental O300B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
44 total3 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot lost control on takeoff run in gusty wind. Hit snowbank and nosed over. Windrows on runway.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF RUN IN GUSTY WIND. HIT SNOWBANK AND NOSED OVER. WINDROWS ON 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.