- Date
- December 26, 1981
- Place
- Paoli, IN · PAOLI, IN
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5072ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811226082199A
- Case key
- 122561
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3385 81/12/26 PAOLI,IN CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 146 TIME - 1720 N5072A PX- 0 2 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 113 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PAOLI MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PAOLI,IN MEMPHIS,TN 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 - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- UN TO CLR TREES DRG TKOF FM TWY,TKOF DIST 1600-1800FT.PLT THOUGHT TWY WAS EXTN OF RWY.29LBS OVR WT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5072A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Paoli Muni
N5072ARegistration cancelled Oct 27, 2014 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5072A · 1
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