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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172M · Belhaven, NC · March 25, 1981

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 25, 1981
Place
Belhaven, NC · BELHAVEN, NC
Injuries
1 minor, 3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9640QCessna 172M
Status
Completed · report April 14, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
127382

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0319  81/3/25  NR.BELHAVEN,NC        CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 127
        TIME - 0535                    N9640Q              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE CAMP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BELHAVEN,NC                  YOUNGSTOWN,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- FROST ON WINGS.UN TO FLY OUT OF GND EFFECT,ENCTRD 3FT SAW GRASS.

Aircraft

Registration
N9640Q
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Riverside Camp

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.