19880122001179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Duchesne, UT · January 22, 1988

Date
January 22, 1988 · 15:15 local
Place
Duchesne, UT
Airport
Duchesne
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4897G
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN88LA057
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
28 total28 in this make and model8 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.

Lost directional control on the takeoff roll and struck a 3 foot snowbank on edge of runway. Nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND STRUCK A 3 FOOT SNOWBANK ON EDGE OF RUNWAY. NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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