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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Gardner, MA · August 18, 1989

Date
August 18, 1989 · 13:30 local
Place
Gardner, MA
Airport
Gardner Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N65105
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC89LA198
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total300 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Lost power on takeoff. Descended into trees. Worn throttle arm slipped power back to idle.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. DESCENDED INTO TREES. WORN THROTTLE ARM SLIPPED POWER BACK TO IDLE.

NTSB investigation

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