- Date
- July 27, 1978
- Place
- Augusta Spring, VA · AUGUSTA SPRING, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4286LCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780727025609A
- Case key
- 140246
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2612 78/7/27 AUGUSTA SPRING,VA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, UNK/NR TIME - 1200 N4286L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WANESBORO,VA LOCAL AUGUSTA SPRING,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- ATT TAKEOFF FM 1200 FT GRASS AREA AT 2000 FT MSL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4286L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Farm Field
N4286LRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2012 · Cessna 172GAirframe modelCessna 172GEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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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.