- Date
- June 12, 1978
- Place
- Huntsville, AL · HUNTSVILLE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6136ECessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780612014309A
- Case key
- 141728
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1224 78/6/12 HUNTSVILLE,AL CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 64 TOTAL TIME - 0700 N6136E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH HUNTSVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUNTSVILLE,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6136E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- South Huntsville
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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