- Date
- October 19, 1971
- Place
- Sturgis, KY · STURGIS, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N78799Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163867
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3491 71/10/19 STURGIS,KY CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 206 TIME - 1120 N78799 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STURGIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STURGIS,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: ABORTED NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- PLT SAID ENG HESITATED SO HE BRAKED HARD TO ABORT TKOF.HIS SEAT SLID TO REAR CAUSING LOSS OF CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78799
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sturgis
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