- Date
- July 28, 1973
- Place
- Raleigh, NC · RALEIGH, NC
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5644ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730728020499A
- Case key
- 189543
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2024 73/7/28 RALEIGH,NC CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 156 TIME - 1025 N5644A PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 126 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMBERLAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RALEIGH,NC BEAUFORT,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- CLRD FIRST SET OF TREES,ACFT L WING HIT TREES IN NEXT ROW OF TREES,NOSE LWRD AFTR FIRST SET.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5644A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Timberlake
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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.