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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Prescott, AZ · September 13, 1991

Date
September 13, 1991 · 19:36 local
Place
Prescott, AZ
Airport
Ernest A Love Field
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N251ER
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA396
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
82 total82 in this make and model5 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.

Aborted night takeoff after severe vibration and buffetting. Lost control. Ran off runway. Behind mesa jet takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

ABORTED NIGHT TAKEOFF AFTER SEVERE VIBRATION AND BUFFETTING. LOST CONTROL. RAN OFF RUNWAY. BEHIND MESA JET TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

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