- Date
- July 22, 1988, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Redlands, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9850JCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880722027849A
- Case key
- 26068
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the takeoff ground run on a solo instructional flight, the student pilot lost control of the airplane. The airplane veered to the left. The pilot applied right rudder, however, the airplane continued to the left, exited the runway and collided with the terrain. There were no reported mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9850J
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273936
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stubbs, Mike
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 17, 1988 · 70 hours before
- Departed
- L12
- Airport
- L12 · Redlands, runway 26, 4,500 × 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 23 total · 18 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Observed at
- SBD
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.