- Date
- June 20, 1980
- Place
- West Liberty, KY · WEST LIBERTY, KY
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N734YTCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report October 21, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800620020019A
- Case key
- 130504
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2242 80/6/20 WEST LIBERTY,KY CESSNA 172N CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 126 TIME - 1720 N734YT PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST LIBERTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DETROIT,MI WEST LIBERTY,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BOUNCED LDG,SWERVED.GO-ARND WITH FULL CARB HT ON.HIT TREETOP 250FT FM DEP END.STALL 1/2 MILE WEST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734YT
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- West Liberty
N734YTRegistration cancelled Oct 16, 2012 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.