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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172C · Westmoreland, NY · April 18, 2016

Date
April 18, 2016 · 19:30 local
Place
Westmoreland, NY
Airport
Sophie'S Choice Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1863Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA16FA161
Reported as
Cessna 172C
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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.

The pilot of N1863Y only utilized apporximately 1200 feet

Of the 2000 foot grass strip. On the take-off roll, upon reaching the

End of the runway, take-off was attempted but was not sucessful. The

Aircraft failed to attain sufficient lift and crashed behind a neighboring

Home near a pond.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT OF N1863Y ONLY UTILIZED APPORXIMATELY 1200 FEET

OF THE 2000 FOOT GRASS STRIP. ON THE TAKE-OFF ROLL, UPON REACHING THE

END OF THE RUNWAY, TAKE-OFF WAS ATTEMPTED BUT WAS NOT SUCESSFUL. THE

AIRCRAFT FAILED TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT LIFT AND CRASHED BEHIND A NEIGHBORING

HOME NEAR A POND.

NTSB investigation

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