- Date
- September 1, 1973
- Place
- Jasper, GA · JASPER, GA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7870UCessna 172F
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730901028029A
- Case key
- 188673
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2663 73/9/1 JASPER,GA CESSNA 172F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 562 TIME - 1000 N7870U PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 463 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PICKINS COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JASPER,GA DALTON,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDED WITH BUSHES OFF END OF RNWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7870U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pickins County
N7870URegistration cancelled Feb 25, 2019 · Cessna 172FAirframe modelCessna 172FEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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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 N7870U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR16LA138Accident · 3 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBrookings, ORThe pilot's spatial disorientation and loss of situational awareness during the departure turn in dark night conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with water.NTSB CHI66D0161Accident · No injuriesClosedDanville, OH