# Accident 20020621013269A: Cessna 172N, Rutland, VT, June 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2002, 09:15 local time
- Place: Rutland, VT
- Airport: Rutland State
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5297° N, 72.9494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5297&lon=-72.9494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739RS-2002-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020621013269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 06-21-02, AT APPROXIMATELY 0920, A CESSNA 172N, REGISTRATION N739RS DEPARTED RWY 19 AT RUTLAND, VT. THE WEATHER WAS VMC. UPON INITIAL TAKE-OFF, THE PIC, THOMAS EDWARDS, STATED THAT SAID AIRCRAFT WANTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT AT ALL TIMES AND THAT HE APPLIED CONSIDERABLE RUDDER PRESSURE TO COUNTERACT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT KEPT VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 300 FT. VEERING TO THE LEFT, THE LEFT WING TIP SCRAPING TAXIWAY "E", AND FINALLY COMING TO A REST IN A CULVERT COVERED WITH STONES. THE COMPLETE NOSE SECTION, WINGS AND CENTER SECTION RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONSIDERED DESTROYED. THE PIC WAS NOT INJURED AND THE ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. INITIAL INVESTIGATION AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE DID NOT REVEAL ANY DISCREPANCIES THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM AS STATED BY THE PILOT.

## 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 IAD02LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA061), Jun 21, 2002: Cessna 172N (N739RS), Rutland, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff attempt.

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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