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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172D · Myerstown, PA · April 10, 1988

Date
April 10, 1988 · 14:00 local
Place
Myerstown, PA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2825U
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88LA122
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
712 total516 in this make and model1 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.

Veered left into crosswind on takeoff roll. Left wing dug into sod runway and aircraft rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

VEERED LEFT INTO CROSSWIND ON TAKEOFF ROLL. LEFT WING DUG INTO SOD RUNWAY AND AIRCRAFT ROLLED 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.