- Date
- October 3, 1981
- Place
- Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5216VCessna 172RG
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811003065709A
- Case key
- 123020
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3192 81/10/3 WHEELING,IL CESSNA 172RG CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 229 TIME - 1340 N5216V PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PAL-WAUKEE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHEELING,IL LEXINGTON,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY REMARKS- PLT RPRTD ACFT SETTLED AFT LIFT-OFF DRG INTXN TKOF,HIT RWY LGT.LEADING EDGE OF HRZNTL STAB DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5216V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pal-Waukee
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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.