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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Pony, MT · April 14, 1993

Date
April 14, 1993 · 15:00 local
Place
Pony, MT
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N79505
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA93LA093
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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.

Tried to depart in three inches of wet snow on Private strip. Failed to accelerate. Ran off end into a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED TO DEPART IN THREE INCHES OF WET SNOW ON PRIVATE STRIP. FAILED TO ACCELERATE. RAN OFF END INTO A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

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