- Date
- February 26, 1972
- Place
- Ephesus, GA · EPHESUS, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1438FCessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165894
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0343 72/2/26 EPHESUS,GA CESSNA 172H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 210 TIME - 1830 N1438F PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITHONIA,GA CHAMBLEE,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM SHORT ROUGH PASTURE WITH GRASS 6-8 INCHES HIGH.HIT TRACTOR IN NEXT FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1438F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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