- Date
- June 20, 1989, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Franklin, GA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1434YCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890620016279A
- Case key
- 8039
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Probable cause
Improper planning/decision by the pilot by attempting to takeoff from an unsuitable field and his delay in aborting the takeoff. The terrain conditions and fence were contributing factors.
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 plt encountered bad wx during flt & made an emergency landing in an open field that was short, rough & wet. When he tried to takeoff from the field a short time later, the airplane did not attain enough airspeed to fly. The pilot aborted the takeoff, but before stopping, the airplane hit a fence & nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1434Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17249134
- Airframe hours
- 4,332
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dale Spangler
- Registered owner
- Dale S Spangler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 4, 1988 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- Thomaston, GA
- Destination
- Talladega, AL
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 207 total · 125 in this make and model · 167 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 12 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 28,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.