19841229069729A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Galveston, TX · December 29, 1984

Date
December 29, 1984 · 20:36 local
Place
Galveston, TX
Airport
Scholes
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2823Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85FA090
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.

Lost control after takeoff into fog. Impacted pole in inverted steep dive. Not instrument rated.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL AFTER TAKEOFF INTO FOG. IMPACTED POLE IN INVERTED STEEP DIVE. NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.

NTSB investigation

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