- Date
- May 26, 1974
- Place
- Chandeleur Is, LA · CHANDELEUR IS, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1655YCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740526015439A
- Case key
- 126439
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1342 74/5/26 CHANDELEUR IS,LA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1525 TIME - 1130 N1655Y PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHANDELEUR IS,LA GULFPORT,MISS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND TERRAIN - SANDY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ACFT HIT SOFT SAND DRG TKOF FROM BEACH & RAN INTO WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1655Y
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1655YRegistration cancelled Oct 28, 2017 · Cessna 172CAirframe modelCessna 172CEngine 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.