- Date
- December 28, 1985, 07:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Las Vegas, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4849VCessna 172RG
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851228066769A
- Case key
- 16907
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt, he was attempting to depart from a pvt grass strip, which is located on a plateau at an elev of aprx 6,400 MSL. The grass strip, which is aprx 3,000 ft in length, has an upslope of about 10% for the first half and a downslope at about 10% on the second half. The plt stated he was not able to achieve flt due to the elev and roughnessof the grass strip. According to the plt, when it became obvious flt was not going to be achieved, he aborted, but too late. The acft contacted a fence and rough terrain during the aborted takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4849V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172RG
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG0399
- Airframe hours
- 1,660
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James D. Martin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 14, 1985 · 90 hours before
- Destination
- F54 · Arlington, TX
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 161 total · 85 in this make and model · 122 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 239° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LVS, 24 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.