- Date
- August 10, 1983, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Folkstone, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4245FCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830810039739A
- Case key
- 6161
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that during takeoff, his seat slid all the way aft. When this occurred, he pulled the yoke aft & the acf entered a power on stall & crashed. Reportedly, the plt did not secure the seat before taking off.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4245F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17246145
- Airframe hours
- 4,059
- Engine
- Continental O-300, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- G. Wilton Williams
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 3, 1982 · 125 hours before
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Pvt Strip
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,330 total · 2,050 in this make and model · 3,250 as pilot in command · 81 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- NCA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4245F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.