- Date
- December 21, 1980
- Place
- Laredo, TX · LAREDO, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4903FCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report February 18, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801221076289A
- Case key
- 127597
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3459 80/12/21 LAREDO,TX CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 154 TIME - 1630 N4903F PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAREDO INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAREDO,TX ALICE,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED REMARKS- UPPER ELEV CTL CABLE CLEVIS BINDING,PIVOT PT,JAMMED AGAINST VERT FIN SPAR CUTOUT.CESSNA SL SE80-78
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4903F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Laredo Intl
N4903FRegistration cancelled Dec 4, 2003 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 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.
Other investigations on N4903F · 1
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