19940109000209A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Perry, GA · January 9, 1994

Date: January 9, 1994 · 15:30 local
Place: Perry, GA
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1432F
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL94FA036
Reported as: Cessna 172H
Reported engine: Continental O300D
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total400 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N1432FRegistered now · Cessna 172HS/N 17254927 Airframe modelCessna 172H Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Lost control after liftoff. Entered steep bank and crashed. Pilot failed to pull bogus control lock. Not flagged.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL AFTER LIFTOFF. ENTERED STEEP BANK AND CRASHED. PILOT FAILED TO PULL BOGUS CONTROL LOCK. NOT FLAGGED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL94FA036Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportPerry, GAThe pilot's inadequate aircraft preflight inspection, in that he did not remove the flight control gust lock prior to the flight. A factor was the use of an unapproved, unmarked rivet as a flight control lock.Jan 9, 1994 · Substantial damage