- Date
- September 11, 1988, 11:50 local (18:50 UTC)
- Place
- Fairfield, CA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5149FCessna 172F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880911038279A
- Case key
- 26097
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot performed a soft field takeoff on a grass strip in winds gusting to 34 KTS. The airplane would not accelerate in ground effect, nor would it climb. Feeling that he could not out-climb objects in his path, the pilot turned to the right. As he turned he retracted flaps. The aircraft decelerated and collided with the terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5149F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17252984
- Airframe hours
- 7,769
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- U.S. Air Force, doing business as Travis Aero Club
- Registered owner
- U.S. Air Force
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 2, 1988 · 17 hours before
- Destination
- 022 · Columbia, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 800 · Travis Afb, runway 34, 1,800 × 50 ft, grass/turf
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
- 49
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 15,521 total · 147 in this make and model · 10,408 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 21 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 25 knots, gusting 34
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TZZ
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 N5149F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.