- Date
- August 18, 1973
- Place
- Monroe, SD · MONROE, SD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4444LCessna 172G
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730818026799A
- Case key
- 189311
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2222 73/8/18 MONROE,S DAK CESSNA 172G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 414 TIME - 1545 N4444L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ESTWICK FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONROE,S DAK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- 800 FT ROUGH GRASS STRIP. R STAB & ELEVATOR STRUCK BARBED WIRE FENCE. PLT LND OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4444L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Estwick Farm
N4444LRegistration cancelled Apr 26, 2019 · Cessna 172GAirframe modelCessna 172GEngine 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 N4444L · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI06LA095Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCollins, MOThe pilot's inaccurate fuel consumption calculations that resulted in fuel exhaustion, and the loss of engine power during cruise flight. An additional cause was the pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue when he believed his fuel gauges were erratic…NTSB MKC71FDQ23Accident · Minor injuriesClosedSioux Falls, SD