- Date
- December 2, 1984, 18:20 local (Dec 3, 1984, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Lagrange, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3296ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841202064309A
- Case key
- 21636
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Aborted takeoff - performed
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
On ground/water collision with object
Object - aircraft parked/standing
Analysis
For unknown reasons the plt aborted the takeoff. Directional control was lost and the acft rolled into a parked acft. The private plt received his rating 2 days prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3296E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271494
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hughes Aviation
- Registered owner
- Margaret A. Polansky
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Destination
- CLL · College Station, TX
- Airport
- Guenther Field
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
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 10° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AUS, 60 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.