# NTSB CHI80FEX05: Cessna 172, N3256L, Greencastle, IN, March 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1980
- Place: Greencastle, IN · GREENCASTLE, IN
- Location: 39.6418° N, 86.8463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greencastle, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6418&lon=-86.8463&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131888
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEX05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0321  80/3/11    GREENCASTLE,IN      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 7 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N3256L              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUTNAM CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENCASTLE,IN              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING
        REMARKS- TRIM FOUND SET 2/3 NOSE DOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3256L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Putnam Co

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800311005209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800311005209A), Mar 11, 1980: Cessna 172H, Greencastle, IN, Substantial damage. Incorrectly set nose down trim. Unable to stay airborne after liftoff. Aborted. Ran off end of runway.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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