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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Burnet, TX · June 12, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 12, 1975
Place
Burnet, TX · BURNET, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N7903GCessna 172
Status
Completed · report July 9, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750612015009A
Case key
148871

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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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3-1320  75/6/12    BURNET,TX           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1405                    N7903G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURNET MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BURNET,TX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: PITOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- MECH PITOT COVER STUCK ON TKOF.AIRSPEED READ ZERO.

Aircraft

Registration
N7903G
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Burnet Muni

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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.