# NTSB FTW83LA246: Cessna 172, N62969, Timpson, TX, May 24, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 24, 1983, 10:20 local (15:20 UTC)
- Place: Timpson, TX
- Coordinates: 31.89904, -94.39064 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8990&lon=-94.3906&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 20911
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW83LA246
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20911/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA246

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - airspeed - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb

## Analysis

ACFT STALLED ON TAKEOFF.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N62969 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17275370
- Airframe hours: 421
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Mort Hall Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, April 15, 1983, 29 hours before
- Destination: SHV, SHREVEPORT, LA
- Airport: Drummond Fly In, runway 35, 2,200 × 70 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 956 total, 295 in this make and model, 868 as pilot in command, 7 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830524020779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830524020779A), May 24, 1983: Cessna 172, Timpson, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft stalled and crashed during takeoff attempt.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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