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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Chandeleur Isla, LA · May 12, 1982

Date
May 12, 1982 · 12:00 local
Place
Chandeleur Isla, LA
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N52049
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82DA233
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
624 total270 in this make and model92 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.

Allowed aircraft to drift off side of a road being used for takeoff. Aborted. Nose wheel dug into sand. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF SIDE OF A ROAD BEING USED FOR TAKEOFF. ABORTED. NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO SAND. NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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