# NTSB ATL81FLQ09: Cessna 172E, N62220, Fort Knox, KY, January 10, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 10, 1981
- Place: Fort Knox, KY · FORT KNOX, KY
- Location: 37.8916° N, 85.9672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Knox, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8916&lon=-85.9672&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127123
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FLQ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FLQ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0008  81/1/10    FORT KNOX,KY        CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 217
        TIME - 1313                    N62220              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GODMAN AAF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT KNOX,KY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62220](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62220-1985-12-23), registration cancelled 1985-12-23, S/N R172-0186 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Godman Aaf

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810110001059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810110001059A), Jan 10, 1981: Cessna R172E, Godman, KY, Substantial damage. Lost control of aircraft on liftoff. Impact off side of runway in a side slip.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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