- Date
- May 6, 1980
- Place
- Stephenville, TX · STEPHENVILLE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4842GCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800506012169A
- Case key
- 131132
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0569 80/5/6 STEPHENVILLE,TX CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1858 TIME - 1130 N4842G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1313 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARK MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STEPHENVILLE,TX GRAHAM,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- CTL LOCK NOT REMOVED. PLT ATTEMPTED REMOVAL DRNG T/O RUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4842G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clark Muni
N4842GRegistration cancelled Nov 9, 2015 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4842G · 1
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