CHI70D0044

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172H · Hobart, IN · May 30, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 30, 1969
Place
Hobart, IN · HOBART, IN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N8260LCessna 172H
Status
Completed · report August 8, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174636

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1762  69/5/30    HOBART,IND          CESSNA 172H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 115
        TIME - 1000                    N8260L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBART SKYRANCH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF

Aircraft

Registration
N8260L
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hobart Skyranch

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.