19850504018369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Troy, NY · May 4, 1985

Date
May 4, 1985 · 14:00 local
Place
Troy, NY
Airport
Rensselaer Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N172TD
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85LA115
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
958 total200 in this make and model30 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.

Veered off runway into brush and trees on takeoff roll. Blamed a sudden crosswind gust.

As the FAA filed it

VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO BRUSH AND TREES ON TAKEOFF ROLL. BLAMED A SUDDEN CROSSWIND GUST.

NTSB investigation

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