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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172L · East Haddam, CT · September 24, 1988

Date: September 24, 1988 · 12:15 local
Place: East Haddam, CT
Airport: Goodspeed Airport
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7760G
Reported as: Cessna 172L
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 338 total240 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N7760GRegistered now · Cessna 172LS/N 17259460 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna 172L Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Unable to gain altitude on takeoff. Aborted. Went through parking lot. Hit brush and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. WENT THROUGH PARKING LOT. HIT BRUSH AND NOSED OVER.