- Date
- February 9, 1986, 12:40 local (20:40 UTC)
- Place
- Big Bear City, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1507VCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860209019709A
- Case key
- 25066
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
A Cessna 172 collided with a berm after an aborted takeoff. The pilot indicated after liftoff from the runway, the aircraft climbed to 100 feet AGL and began to sink. The pilot then elected to abort the takeoff. The aircraft landed on the departure end of the runway and veered left off the runway and struck a berm. A witness to the accident reported there was snow and ice on the wings.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1507V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17263635
- Airframe hours
- 2,199
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mike Ward, doing business as Aero Specialities
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 1986 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- L35 · Big Bear City, CA
- Airport
- L35 · Big Bear City, runway 7, 5,850 × 75 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
- 53
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,420 total · 1,242 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 8 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.