# Accident 19961005030929A: Cessna 172M, Tuttle, OK, October 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1996, 09:30 local time
- Place: Tuttle, OK
- Airport: Thompson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2902° N, 97.7495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2902&lon=-97.7495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172JF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172JF-2001-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 29 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961005030929A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ROUGH ENGINE LANDED SOD STRIP. CHECKED OUT. VEERED OFF ALIGNMENT ON TAKEOFF INTO TREES. FULL FLAPS EARLY LIFTOFF. (-23) PILOT STATED HE TOOK OFF FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM PWA ABOUT 0830. HE PREFLIGHTED AIRPLANE--FUEL TO ABOUT 1" TO 1.5" BELOW CAP AND SECURED CAPS. HE FLEW TO EL RENO, YUKON, UNION CITY AND MINCO WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH (PULLED CARB HEAT ON). WHILE TRYING TO LAND AT THOMPSON AIRSTRIP NEAR TUTTLE, OK, THE AIRPLANE'S SPINNER CLIPPED A POWER LINE. AFTER CHECKING AIRPLANE FOR DAMAGE AND DOING A FULL ENGINE RUNUP, HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO WILEY POST AIRPORT. AS AIRPLANE APPROACHED ROTATION SPEED DURING TAKEOFF, THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN RIGHT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. AIRPLANE VEERED TO LEFT IMPACTING FENCE ROW AT CROSS FENCING. NO ONE WAS INJURED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA008), Oct 5, 1996: Cessna 172M (N172JF), Tuttle, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during takeoff roll, which resulted in a ground swerve. Factors relating to the accident were: tall grass along the edges of the runway, and the…

## Other reports on N172JF (2)

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

- [Accident 19981011028729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981011028729A), Oct 11, 1998: Cessna 172M (N172JF), Oklahoma City, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.4) Witnesses observed the airplane roll into a steep bank and descend vertically into the ground. Examination of the airframe and engine revealed no…
- [Incident 19930722030969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930722030969I), Jul 22, 1993: Cessna 172M (N172JF), Shawnee, OK, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Damaged nose gear and tire.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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