- Date
- February 26, 1980
- Place
- Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N758HQCessna 172XP
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19800226004799A
- Case key
- 79579
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1073 80/2/26 INDIANAPOLIS,IN CESSNA 172XP CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0745 N758HQ PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 47, 1858 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1676 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDIANAPOLIS,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SEATS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- SEAT LOCKING PIN FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N758HQ
- Reported as
- Cessna 172XP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Eagle Creek
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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.