19890108000279A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Chadron, NE · January 8, 1989

Date
January 8, 1989 · 18:45 local
Place
Chadron, NE
Airport
Chadron Municipal
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3799R
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC89LA049
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
246 total94 in this make and model10 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.

Looked inside of aircraft on night takeoff lost VFR reference and descended back to ground folding the left wing.

As the FAA filed it

LOOKED INSIDE OF AIRCRAFT ON NIGHT TAKEOFF LOST VFR REFERENCE AND DESCENDED BACK TO GROUND FOLDING THE LEFT WING.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N3799R · 2

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