MIA69D0209

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Raleigh, TN · October 27, 1968

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
October 27, 1968
Place
Raleigh, TN · RALEIGH, TN
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N35534Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report December 27, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108031

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3780  68/10/27   RALEIGH,TENN        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 684
        TIME - 1200                    N35534              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOFFMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- T/O FROM UNIMPROVED FLD WITH UPSLOPE RNWY. PLT ABORTED DUE TREES AT END OF RNWY,STALLED.

Aircraft

Registration
N35534
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Hoffman

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.