# Accident 19980610013179A: Cessna 172E, De Motte, IN, June 10, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1998, 15:30 local time
- Place: De Motte, IN
- Airport: De Motte Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1600° N, 87.2610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1600&lon=-87.2610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3933S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3933S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 117 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980610013179A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF. LOST CONTROL. (-5)THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 18 BUT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF WHEN HE BECAME AWARE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLEAR ELECTRIC LINES THAT WERE AT THE SOUTH END OF THE AIRPORT.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE END OF THE FIELD AND POSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT FOR SECOND TAKEOFF, THIS TIME ON RUNWAY 36.  THE  PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT ROTATE AT A POINT THAT WAS NEEDED TO CLEAR A TREE LINE THAT WAS NORTH OF THE AIRPORT.  THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND APPLIED THE BRAKES.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LAST 1/4 OF THE RUNWAY HAD JUST BEEN MOWED AND TIRE TRACTION WAS REDUCED SUBSTANTIALLY.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A 2.5' TALL DIRT PILE.  POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS WITHIN WEIGHT AND BALANCE LIMITATIONS, AS STATED IN THE PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK (POH) AND THE AIRCRAFT'S WEIGHT AND BALANCE DATA SHEET.  TAKEOFF PERFORMANCE FIGURES WERE CALCULATED USING THE POH, USING THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THE OCCURRENCE DATE, AND WERE TO BE FOUND TO BE WITHIN STATED LIMITATIONS.  NO ENGINE OR AIRCRAFT ANOMALIES WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRCRAFT IN QUESTION.           (-23) PILOT TIME WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF FORM COMPLETION. AMENDED FORM TO BE SUBMITTED WHEN PILOT SUBMITS NTSB FORM 6120.1/2 TO THE NTSB.

## 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 CHI98LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA195), Jun 10, 1998: Cessna 172E (N3933S), Demotte, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning that failed to ensure takeoff could be attained. Other related factors were the aborted takeoff, grass, and a dirt bank.

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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