# NTSB ATL88LA152: Cessna 172F, N1414U, Walland, TN, April 22, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 22, 1988, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place: Walland, TN
- Coordinates: 35.719032, -83.810775 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7190&lon=-83.8108&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 7744
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL88LA152
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/7744/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA152

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - wind information - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1414U-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N 17252184, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17252184
- Airframe hours: 3880
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 49; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880422010119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880422010119A), Apr 22, 1988: Cessna 172F, Walland, TN, Destroyed. Reported adverse winds on takeoff roll. Aborted and ran off end of the runway into a ditch. Recorded wind 3 knots.

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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