- Date
- October 24, 1971
- Place
- Compass Lake, FL · COMPASS LAKE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N919DDCessna 172E
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164612
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4480 71/10/24 COMPASS LAKE,FLA CESSNA 172E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 18, 44 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N919DD PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PANAMA CITY,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: ABORTED COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- EMGCY LDG OPEN FLD.STARTED ENG,ATMTD T/O ADJ ROAD.DRG RUN,PLT CHANGED MIND,ABORTED,LOST CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N919DD
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N919DDRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2025 · Cessna 172EAirframe modelCessna 172EEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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