- Date
- April 24, 1987, 21:10 local (Apr 25, 1987, 02:10 UTC)
- Place
- Terre Haute, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N51881Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870424011479A
- Case key
- 13756
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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
Aircraft stalled on takeoff during an instructional flight. No malfunctions or mechanical problems were reported by either pilot. Witnesses reported that the engine sounded smooth but did not seem to be developing full power. Inspection of aircraft after the accident revealed the trim tab in the nose up position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51881
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274370
- Airframe hours
- 3,475
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Brown Flying School, Inc.
- Registered owner
- B & F Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 20, 1987 · 75 hours before
- Destination
- IND · Indianapolis, IN
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 3I3 · Sky King, runway 26, 3,565 × 50 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
- 23
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 367 total · 106 in this make and model · 218 as pilot in command · 74 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 10° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HUF, 7 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.