- Date
- September 21, 1985, 11:04 local (18:04 UTC)
- Place
- Huntington Bch, CA
- Injuries
- 4 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4840GCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850921048309A
- Case key
- 24841
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt stated that he aborted his first takeoff because of reduced acceleration. He taxied back, via a parallel taxiwayand made run-on type takeoff. He said that as the acft climbed to an alt of aprx 50 to 60 ft above the rwy he heard a thud and the airspeed dropped. He said his alt was too low to attempt a turn for the rwy or fly over a two story commercial building ahead of his position. He elected to fly the acft into a large glass window in the commercial building. The eng operated normally during a post accident test run. It was noted however, the carb heat valve could not be moved to the full off position. Weigth & balance calculations indicate the acft was 174 lbs over max gross weight at takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4840G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273387
- Airframe hours
- 2,070
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Marvin R. Grimmett, doing business as Ray-Gean Bull Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 14, 1985 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- L16 · Huntington Bch, CA
- Airport
- L16 · Meadowlark, runway 19, 2,330 × 36 ft, asphalt
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 245 total · 93 in this make and model · 185 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SNA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.