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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Manteo, NC · June 30, 2019

Date
June 30, 2019 · 14:55 local
Place
Manteo, NC
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N78658
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA439
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
4
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
417 total62 in this make and model35 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.

The PIC took of with a full load of passengers. After lift off during the initial climb, the airspeed started to decrease and the aircraft stalled. The aircraft made ground contact with a substantial amount of forward momentum then impacted a tree.

As the FAA filed it

THE PIC TOOK OF WITH A FULL LOAD OF PASSENGERS. AFTER LIFT OFF DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE AIRSPEED STARTED TO DECREASE AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE AIRCRAFT MADE GROUND CONTACT WITH A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FORWARD MOMENTUM THEN IMPACTED A TREE.

NTSB investigation

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