- Date
- July 30, 1982, 19:00 local (Jul 31, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hansell, IA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N758AGCessna R172K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820731033899A
- Case key
- 70957
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Light condition - sunglareFactor
Proper alignment - not maintainedCause
Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor
Clearance - misjudgedCause
Nose over
Analysis
The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, he was blinded by the sun and allowed the aircraft to drift into tall corn beside the runway. Subsequently, the aircraft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N758AG
- Reported as
- Cessna R172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R1722937
- Airframe hours
- 436
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-K, 195 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jack A. Penticoff
- Registered owner
- Jack A. Penticoff
- Departed
- Hansell, IA
- Destination
- Hansell, IA
- Airport
- Private Strip
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 306 total · 306 in this make and model · 253 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.