- Date
- April 26, 1981
- Place
- Manhattan, KS · MANHATTAN, KS
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N20317Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810426018969A
- Case key
- 126312
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0959 81/4/26 MANHATTAN,KS CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 108 TIME - 1250 N20317 PX- 0 0 5 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HALL CONTRACTORS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANHATTAN,KS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 240 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PASSENGERS INCLUDED 2 SMALL CHILDREN,WND GSTG 20KTS.TURNED AFTER TKOF TO AVOID PWR LNS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20317
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hall Contractors
N20317Registration cancelled Jul 26, 2011 · Cessna 172MAirframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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