- Date
- May 21, 1979
- Place
- Martinsville, IN · MARTINSVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N46202Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790521016149A
- Case key
- 135400
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2231 79/5/21 MARTINSVILLE,IN CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 65, 290 TIME - 1500 N46202 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCDANIEL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARTINSVILLE,IN GREENWOOD,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 25009 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 45 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 12 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 25K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46202
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mcdaniel
N46202Registration cancelled Oct 21, 2023 · Cessna 172IAirframe modelCessna 172IEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N46202 · 1
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