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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · New Castle, VA · April 7, 2013

Date
April 7, 2013 · 12:50 local
Place
New Castle, VA
Airport
New Castle Gliderport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N92804
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13LA194
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
232 total160 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Aircraft tried to depart from a 2600 foot grass runway with 3 large adult men. The aircraft had not achieved sufficient airspeed when the runway ended. The aircraft flew in ground effect down hill and impacted the ground and came to rest.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TRIED TO DEPART FROM A 2600 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY WITH 3 LARGE ADULT MEN. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT ACHIEVED SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED WHEN THE RUNWAY ENDED. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW IN GROUND EFFECT DOWN HILL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.