- Date
- December 30, 1971
- Place
- Aberdeen, SD · ABERDEEN, SD
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8477LCessna 172I
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164885
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4166 71/12/30 ABERDEEN,S DAK CESSNA 172I CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 100 TIME - 1600 N8477L PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ABERDEEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ABERDEEN,S DAK OAKES,S DAK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY REMARKS- TRIM TAB SET NS DN FOR TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8477L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172I
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Aberdeen
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