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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Lincolnton, GA · January 25, 2000

Date: January 25, 2000 · 13:15 local
Place: Lincolnton, GA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2469E
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA00LA074
Reported as: Cessna 172N

N2469ERegistration cancelled Jul 6, 2000 · Cessna 172NS/N 17271295 Airframe modelCessna 172N

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What happened

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

(-23) The PIC,privacy data omittedand the passengerprivacy data omittedwere going for a pleasure ride. The aitcraft had snow and ice on it's wings and the PIC removed most of the snow with his hands. He did not remove the ice. He did not think that it was enough ice to affect his flight. He departed and was not able to climb. He stated it was like he was behind the power curve. They hit a group of trees and the aircraft pancaked in. The right wing was severly damaged, prop was demaged, the engine was pushed up and back but not through the firewall, the windshield and rear windows were out, and all the landing gears were broken off. Neither the pilot or the passenger were injured. The fuselage and the left wing had only minor damage. The pilot indicated that the engine was producing good power at the time of the accident and the prop indicated that it was producing power.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PIC,^PRIVACY DATA OM^AND THE PASSENGER^PRIVACY DATA O^WERE GOING FOR A PLEASURE RIDE. THE AITCRAFT HAD SNOW AND ICE ON IT'S WINGS AND THE PIC REMOVED MOST OF THE SNOW WITH HIS HANDS. HE DID NOT REMOVE THE ICE. HE DID NOT THINK THAT IT WAS ENOUGH ICE TO AFFECT HIS FLIGHT. HE DEPARTED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CLIMB. HE STATED IT WAS LIKE HE WAS BEHIND THE POWER CURVE. THEY HIT A GROUP OF TREES AND THE AIRCRAFT PANCAKED IN. THE RIGHT WING WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED, PROP WAS DEMAGED, THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED UP AND BACK BUT NOT THROUGH THE FIREWALL, THE WINDSHIELD AND REAR WINDOWS WERE OUT, AND ALL THE LANDING GEARS WERE BROKEN OFF. NEITHER THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER WERE INJURED. THE FUSELAGE AND THE LEFT WING HAD ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING GOOD POWER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE PROP INDICATED THAT IT WAS PRODUCING POWER.

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 MIA00LA074Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLincolnton, GAThe pilot's failure to remove ice from the wings prior to takeoff resulting in the aircraft not climbing after takeoff and colliding with a tree.Jan 25, 2000 · Substantial damage