# NTSB IAD78DID16: Cessna 172, N4286L, Augusta Spring, VA, July 27, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 27, 1978
- Place: Augusta Spring, VA · AUGUSTA SPRING, VA
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140246
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78DID16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DID16

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4286L-2012-09-20), registration cancelled 2012-09-20, S/N 17254355, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- 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: Farm Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780727025609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780727025609A), Jul 27, 1978: Cessna 172G, Augusta Spring, VA, Destroyed. Att takeoff fm 1200 ft grass area at 2000 ft MSL

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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