# Accident 20080522836069A: Cessna 172M, Chuckey, TN, May 22, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Chuckey, TN
- Airport: Hensley Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1761° N, 82.6733° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1761&lon=-82.6733&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74WC-2011-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 211 total, 211 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080522836069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF FROM HENSLEY AIRPARK (PRIVATE AIRFIELD), A PAVED 3000 FOOT RUNWAY IN CHUCKEY, TENNESSEE AND WITH A CROSSWIND OF 9 TO 11 KNOTS REPORTED, PILOT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND STRUCK A TREE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND AND CAUGHT FIRE. PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT AND EYEWITNESS PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.

## 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 NYC08CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA191), May 22, 2008: Cessna 172M (N74WC), Chuckey, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was his failure to abort the takeoff.

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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