19841223073949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Tuscaloosa, AL · December 23, 1984

Date
December 23, 1984 · 14:00 local
Place
Tuscaloosa, AL
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1947F
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85LKG02
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
34 total34 in this make and model22 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 did not maintain directional control on takeoff roll. Left side of runway into a plowed field.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO A PLOWED FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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