- Date
- November 17, 1984, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Holland, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4738GCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841117062399A
- Case key
- 12992
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt stated that a slight rudder pedal misalignment caused the acft to run off the rwy & into a ditch during the takeoff roll. He stated that during the first part of the takeoff roll the rudder 'did not respond normally or as expected.' A later examination revealed nothing wrong with the rudder pedal alignment. The plt had flown only six tenths of an hour solo flying time in the 90 day prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4738G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273335
- Airframe hours
- 1,800
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-42AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tulip City Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 15, 1984
- Departed
- C19 · Holland, MI
- Airport
- C19 · Tulip City, runway 26, 3,930 × 70 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 28 total · 22 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKG
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.