# NTSB CHI83LA096: Cessna 172M, N1598U, Bainbridge, OH, January 29, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: January 29, 1983, 17:50 local (22:50 UTC)
- Place: Bainbridge, OH
- Coordinates: 39.220138, -83.260574 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2201&lon=-83.2606&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12077
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI83LA096
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12077/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA096

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - lift-off - premature, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper climb rate - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING TAKEOFF. THE PILOT REPORTED HE USED SOFT FIELD TECHNIQUES FOR TAKEOFF AND THE ACFT WAS OFF THE GROUND 1/3 TO 1/2 WAY DOWN THE RWY. HE SAID THE ACFT CLIMBED TO ABOUT 50 FT AGL AND WOULD NOT CLIMB HIGHER. THE AIRSPEED WAS 55 AND A TURN WAS INITIATED TO AVOID OBSTACLES BUT THE AIRSPEED DROPPED TO 45. THE ACFT STALLED AND MUSHED INTO TREES. THE ACFT WAS 10 LBS BELOW MAX GROSS WEIGHT AND WITHIN CG LIMITS AT TAKEOFF. THERE WERE NO REPORTED MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS TO THE ACFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1598U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1598U-1983-11-23), registration cancelled 1983-11-23, S/N 17267177 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Gensler Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: 917, Valley Vista, runway 8, 2,700 × 100 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 110 total, 19 in this make and model, 58 as pilot in command, 49 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CMH, 40 nm away

## 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 19830129001679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830129001679A), Jan 29, 1983: Cessna 172M, Bainbridge, OH, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed into trees off departure end of runway after pilot had made a soft field takeoff.

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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