# NTSB IAD71DLJ15: Cessna 172G, N5899R, Pantego, NC, February 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1971
- Place: Pantego, NC · PANTEGO, NC
- Location: 35.5874° N, 76.6594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pantego, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5874&lon=-76.6594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160685
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71DLJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DLJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0877  71/2/28    PANTEGO,NC          CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 306
        TIME - 1445                    N5899R              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVID PAUL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PANTEGO,NC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- OIL FILLER COVER CAME LOOSE. AFT DECIDING TO ABORT PLT DELAYED IN USE OF BRAKES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5899R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5899R), registered now, S/N 17253568 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: David Paul

## Other investigations on N5899R (1)

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.

- [NTSB DIA68D0050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA68D0050), Jul 20, 1967: Cessna 172G (N5899R), Chapel Hill, NC, substantial damage

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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