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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172E · Moorhead, IA · April 23, 1987

Date
April 23, 1987 · 17:50 local
Place
Moorhead, IA
Airport
Rose Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3777S
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC87LA089
Reported as
Cessna 172E
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total50 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.

On takeoff from taxiway plane did wing dip. Pilot lost control as wings scraped runway. Ground looped damaging gear

As the FAA filed it

ON TAKEOFF FROM TAXIWAY PLANE DID WING DIP. PILOT LOST CONTROL AS WINGS SCRAPED RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED DAMAGING GEAR

NTSB investigation

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