FTW72DRD28

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Venice, LA · May 29, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 29, 1972
Place
Venice, LA · VENICE, LA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N9114BCessna 172
Status
Completed · report February 14, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166995

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1940  72/5/29  NR.VENICE,LA          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, UNK/NR
        TIME - 0900                    N9114B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHANDALEUR ISLAND,LA       UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        REMARKS- BEACH AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
N9114B
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.