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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Folkstone, NC · August 10, 1983

Date
August 10, 1983 · 16:00 local
Place
Folkstone, NC
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4245F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL83LA320
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Continental O300*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,330 total2,050 in this make and model81 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 failed to lock seat position and it slid back during takeoff. Pilot pulled nose up and stalled aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO LOCK SEAT POSITION AND IT SLID BACK DURING TAKEOFF. PILOT PULLED NOSE UP AND STALLED AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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