- Date
- January 15, 1978
- Place
- Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N73824Cessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780115001929A
- Case key
- 143717
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0224 78/1/15 DALLAS,TX CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 163 TIME - 0933 N73824 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REDBIRD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALLAS,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- MAGNETO HAD BINDING INPUT SHAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73824
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Redbird
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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.