- Date
- February 1, 1987, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Worth, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N98816Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870201002009A
- Case key
- 22321
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Analysis
Private pilot in Cessna 172P with three passengers aboard attempted to take off with 60 degree, 9 knot cross-wind component. Pilot rotated aircraft prematurely causing stall warning horn to activate and airspeed to dissipate. Pilot lowered nose of aircraft in an attempt to regain airspeed. Aircraft began to lose altitude. Pilot failed to take corrective action to compensate for cross-wind and allowed aircraft to drift off runway and impact the ground and a fence causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot and passengers were not injured. Pilot had one hour of dual instruction in accident make and model and total of 2 hours in make and model.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98816
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17276361
- Airframe hours
- 802
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- K & S Classics, doing business as Oak Grove Flying School
- Registered owner
- George B. Blesse
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 14, 1987 · 39 hours before
- Airport
- F72 · Oak Grove, runway 17, 3,500 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 91 total · 2 in this make and model · 42 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTW, 27 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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