- Date
- August 28, 1980
- Place
- Kyle, SD · KYLE, SD
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7976UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800828038929A
- Case key
- 129613
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2129 80/8/28 KYLE,SD CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1920 N7976U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 44, 6211 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 950 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KYLE,SD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7976U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7976URegistration cancelled Aug 28, 2013 · Cessna 172FAirframe modelCessna 172FEngine modelContinental 0-300 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.