- Date
- July 26, 1977
- Place
- Port Clinton, OH · PORT CLINTON, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N734EKCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770726019299A
- Case key
- 146285
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2271 77/7/26 PORT CLINTON,OH CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 55, 13 TOTAL TIME - 1915 N734EK PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KELLER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT CLINTON,OH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL REMARKS- TAKING OFF ON INITIAL SOLO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734EK
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Keller
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.