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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Jefferson, NC · August 4, 2008

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Date: August 4, 2008 · 17:30 local
Place: Jefferson, NC
Airport: Ashe County
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N73594
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 21 total21 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N73594Registration cancelled Oct 31, 2017 · Cessna 172MS/N 17267566 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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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 student pilot lost directional control on takeoff; went off the left side of the runway and down an embankment.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF; WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.