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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Ellington, CT · July 18, 1985

Date
July 18, 1985 · 13:28 local
Place
Ellington, CT
Airport
Ellington
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N98651
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85LA178
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.

Began takeoff with control lock in place. Continued while trying to remove lock. Lifted off and crashed onto runway

As the FAA filed it

BEGAN TAKEOFF WITH CONTROL LOCK IN PLACE. CONTINUED WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE LOCK. LIFTED OFF AND CRASHED ONTO RUNWAY

NTSB investigation

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