# NTSB MKC82DA134: Cessna R172K, N758AG, Hansell, IA, July 31, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 30, 1982, 19:00 local (Jul 31, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Hansell, IA
- Location: 42.7578° N, 93.1041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hansell, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7578&lon=-93.1041&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82DA134
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70957/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA134

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - light condition - sunglare (contributing factor)
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N758AG-2013-02-28), registration cancelled 2013-02-28, S/N R1722937 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Registry model: [Cessna R172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (registry code 2072431) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: R1722937
- Airframe hours: 436
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820731033899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820731033899A), Jul 31, 1982: Cessna R172K, Hansell, IA, Substantial damage. Blinded by low sun angle on takeoff roll, ran off sod runway into tall corn and nosed over.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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