- Date
- May 23, 1984, 20:30 local (May 24, 1984, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Stillwater, OK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N55350Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840523070249A
- Case key
- 21342
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt stated the acft nose raised up before takeoff speed had been reached. Control of the acft was lost and it descended into a field aprx 500 ft off the end of the rwy in an area of unimproved terrain. Plt later reported the elevator trim was set in the full nose up position during the takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55350
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17275164
- Airframe hours
- 1,531
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D23, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stillwater Aircraft Leasing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Airport
- SWD · Stillwater Municipal, runway 17, 5,002 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 101 total · 39 in this make and model · 71 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PNC, 35 nm away
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 N55350 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.