- Date
- June 19, 1983, 14:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place
- South Fork, MO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1298FCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830619025459A
- Case key
- 33335
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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.
Analysis
Takeoff was from a farm strip 1,600 ft long with grass 8 to 10 inches high. There are trees about 800 ft south of the south end of the strip. The acft took off to the south & made a left turn. After turning about 135 deg the bank abruptlysteepened, the nose dropped & the acft crashed in a nearly vertical nose down attitude. The stall occurred at an estimated 100 to 150 ft AGL. The flaps were found 10 deg down.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1298F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272991
- Airframe hours
- 2,156
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mary Ann Lawrence
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 8, 1983 · 84 hours before
- Destination
- H63 · West Plains, MO
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- runway 18, 1,600 × ft, macadam
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
- 34
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 2,526 total · 1,344 in this make and model · 2,374 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.