- Date
- August 22, 1971
- Place
- Lafayette, GA · LAFAYETTE, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5188ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163165
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3122 71/8/22 LAFAYETTE,GA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 473 TIME - 1615 N5188A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 393 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAFAYETTE,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- GRASS 6 TO 14 IN HIGH,ACFT CRASHED IN FLD AT END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5188A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hunt
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