# Accident 19880923040229A: Cessna 172F, Lakes Wales, FL, September 23, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1988, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lakes Wales, FL
- Airport: Chalet Suzanne Air Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9002° N, 81.5804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9002&lon=-81.5804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8707U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8707U-2007-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 264 total, 10 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923040229A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOT ACCELERATING ON TAKEOFF ROLL. ABORTED TOO LATE AND SLID OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO TREES FENCE AND DIRT MOUNDS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA88LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA272), Sep 23, 1988: Cessna 172F (N8707U), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8707U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060729014249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060729014249A), Jul 29, 2006: Cessna 172F (N8707U), American Falls, ID, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft departed runway 3 with a reported 5 mph tail wind. After lift off the aircraft veered to the left and crashed into a field approximately 200…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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