# Accident 19980815037799A: Cessna 172G, Williamson, NY, August 15, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1998, 15:20 local time
- Place: Williamson, NY
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2407° N, 77.1499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2407&lon=-77.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1308F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1308F-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,675 total, 131 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980815037799A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1998, AT 1530 EDT, A CESSNA 172, N1308F, OPERATED BY MR. FRANK SPINNER DURING TAKEOFF PHASE FROM A TURF RUNWAY IN WILLIAMSON, NEW YORK, REPORTED IMPACTING AN APPLE TREE. MR. SPINNER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE LEFT UPPER DOOR'S FRAME.  AFTER THE CRASH, BOTH PILOTS WALKED OUT OF THE WRECKED AIRCRAFT ON THEIR OWN.   IT APPEARS THE PILOT DID NOT COMPENSATE FOR THE AIRCRAFT DRIFT DURING THE TAKEOFF.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTILLY DAMAGED.  THIS ACCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION.                                                             (.4) ACCORDING TO THE NEW AIRPLANE OWNER, WHO OCCUPIED THE LEFT SEAT, THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO FLY THE NEWLY PURCHASED AIRPLANE TO THE WILLIAMSON-SODUS AIRPORT. HE SAID HE WAS NOT COMFORTABLE FLYING OUT OF THE GRASS STRIP, SO HE ASKED THE PREVIOUS OWNER TO FLY IT TO A NEARBY AIRPORT THAT HE WAS COMFORTABLE WITH. HE SAID THEY TOOK OFF TO THE NORTH, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF, ABOUT 15 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK TREES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, NOSED INTO THE TREES, AND CAME TO REST OPPOSITE THE DIRECTION O F TRAVEL. THE PREVIOUS OWNER REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRPLANE AND THAT THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THERE WAS MORE PREPARATION. THE MANIPULATOR OF THE CONTROLS WAS UNDETERMINED AS THE PREVIOUS OWNER REPORTED TO THE FAA THAT THE NEW OWNER WAS AT THE CONTROLS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 IAD98LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA096), Aug 15, 1998: Cessna 172G (N1308F), Williamson, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: Directional control not maintained by one of the pilot's on board the airplane.

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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