- Date
- April 19, 1980
- Place
- Mooresville, IN · MOORESVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7186GCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 21, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800419009579A
- Case key
- 130750
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1052 80/4/19 MOORESVILLE,IN CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 84 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N7186G PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KELLY'S FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOORESVILLE,IN INDIANAPOLIS,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- RUNWAY USED WAS CLOSED.WITNESS RPTD ACFT USED NO FLAPS DURING TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7186G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kelly'S Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7186G · 1
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