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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Telma, WA · March 20, 1983

Date: March 20, 1983 · 15:00 local
Place: Telma, WA
Airport: Wenatchee State
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N738QA
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA83LA066
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 314 total150 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N738QARegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17270144 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Plowed 1200 feet of runway prior to departure. Nose wheel hit unplowed 18 inch deep snow portion and flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

PLOWED 1200 FEET OF RUNWAY PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.NOSE WHEEL HIT UNPLOWED 18 INCH DEEP SNOW PORTION AND FLIPPED 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.

NTSB SEA83LA066Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTelma, WAThe aircraft collided with deep unplowed snow on the runway during takeoff and nosed over. The pilot stated that he had landed on frozen snow but when he returned to takeoff the snow was soft. He had a 1200 ft long portion of the runway cleared but it was…Mar 20, 1983 · Substantial damage