- Date
- August 5, 1980
- Place
- Aspen, CO · ASPEN, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N79208Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800805034289A
- Case key
- 129609
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2126 80/8/5 ASPEN,CO CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 21, 62 TOTAL TIME - 1725 N79208 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SARDY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASPEN,CO GRAND JUNCTION,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79208
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sardy
N79208Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Cessna 172KAirframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.