- Date
- June 24, 1973
- Place
- Ashland, VA · ASHLAND, VA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N20336Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730624019029A
- Case key
- 190046
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2008 73/6/24 ASHLAND,VA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 253 TIME - 1430 N20336 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CONFEDERATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORANGE,VA ASHLAND,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- SWERVED L HIT A HANGAR AND PARKED AUTOMOBILE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20336
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Confederate
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.