- Date
- September 16, 1984, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Katy, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4858GCessna 172N
- Weather
- Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840916050859A
- Case key
- 21471
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Prior to the accident the CFI and student were in the acft when it rolled into a bean field while landing on a road which divided the field. After pushing the acft back onto the road a takeoff was attempted. Directional control was lostand the acft nosed over when it collided with a ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4858G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273405
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- L&M Aircraft
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
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
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Right
Weather
- Conditions
- Not reported
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.