- Date
- November 25, 1979
- Place
- Arcola, TX · ARCOLA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N79573Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791125036419A
- Case key
- 133215
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3355 79/11/25 ARCOLA, TX CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1303 TIME - 1630 N79573 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 307 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAMAN AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARCOLA, TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREMATURE FLAP RETRACTION POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY REMARKS- PLT STATED-THROTTLE CONTROL CAME OUT AT 20FT AGL AT FLAP RETRACTION.THOTTLE FRICTION WORN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79573
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Beaman Airpark
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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.