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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Kalona, IA · September 20, 1985

Date: September 20, 1985 · 08:12 local
Place: Kalona, IA
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N78227
NTSB investigation: NTSBMKC85LA220
Reported as: Cessna 172K
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,419 total102 in this make and model127 in the last 90 days

N78227Registration cancelled Apr 3, 1986 · Cessna 172KS/N 17257536 Airframe modelCessna 172K

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft stalled after downwind takeoff from soft field. Attempted turn to avoid trees and nosed into the ground.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STALLED AFTER DOWNWIND TAKEOFF FROM SOFT FIELD. ATTEMPTED TURN TO AVOID TREES AND NOSED INTO THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MKC85LA220Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKalona, IAThe plt reported that on the initial indication of rain, he elected to takeoff from the harvested soybean field before it became muddy. The field was soft & was about 2100 ft long. Before the acdnt, the wind was from the south, so the plt began his takeoff in…Sep 20, 1985 · Substantial damage