- Date
- September 22, 1978
- Place
- Higginsville, MO · HIGGINSVILLE, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N737LXCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780922027729A
- Case key
- 140088
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2419 78/9/22 HIGGINSVILLE,MO CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 750 TIME - 1700 N737LX PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HIGGINSV'L INDSTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HIGGINSVILLE,MO SEDALIA,MO 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 - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N737LX
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Higginsv'L Indstl
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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.