- Date
- August 22, 1985, 20:45 local (Aug 23, 1985, 03:45 UTC)
- Place
- Turlock, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7338FCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850822073029A
- Case key
- 24813
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Analysis
On August 22, 1985, a Cessna 172N, N7338F, collided with a 3FT tall pole while taking off from Turlock, CA. VMC existed at the time. The ac was substantially damaged and the plt and his 2 pax were not injured. The plt stated that he was on the rwy when in fact he was between the taxiway and the ry. The plt began the takeoff, collided with the pole and aborted the takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7338F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273251
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Aviation Training Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 014
- Destination
- HWD · Hayward, CA
- Airport
- 014 · Turlock Airpark
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 470 total · 150 in this make and model · 310 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 330° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MOD, 12 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7338F · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.