- Date
- April 22, 1988, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Walland, TN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1414UCessna 172F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880422010119A
- Case key
- 7744
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot attempted to abort a takeoff after experiencing a sudden gust of wind at liftoff. The aircraft collided with a fence and ditch which caused substantial airframe damage. The pilot reported the winds gusting to 15 knots. There was no reported aircraft problem.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1414U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17252184
- Airframe hours
- 3,880
- Engine
- Continental O-300, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Delbert Holland
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1987 · 33 hours before
- Departed
- Maryville, TN
- Airport
- Private, runway 3, 1,500 × ft, grass/turf
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 336 total · 30 in this make and model · 336 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 3 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.