19811226082199A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Paoli, IN · December 26, 1981

Date
December 26, 1981 · 17:20 local
Place
Paoli, IN
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5072A
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI82FEX05
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
145 total113 in this make and model28 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.

Made takeoff by mistake on taxiway. Struck trees on climbout. Was over gross weight. Engine over hours limitation.

As the FAA filed it

MADE TAKEOFF BY MISTAKE ON TAXIWAY. STRUCK TREES ON CLIMBOUT. WAS OVER GROSS WEIGHT. ENGINE OVER HOURS LIMITATION.

NTSB investigation

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