MKC79FTK12

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Howard, SD · April 22, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 22, 1979
Place
Howard, SD · HOWARD, SD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5602TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report June 11, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790422008519A
Case key
136078

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0836  79/4/22    HOWARD,SD           CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1035
        TIME - 1400                    N5602T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWARD MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOWARD,SD                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY

Aircraft

Registration
N5602T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Howard Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N5602T · 1

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