- Date
- September 8, 1985, 11:12 local (16:12 UTC)
- Place
- Emmetsburg, IA
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N20517Cessna 172 M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850908043549A
- Case key
- 33860
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed in a turkey farm field after losing alt during takeoff. A witness said the acft settled as though the plt was raising the flaps after takeoff. The acft lost alt in a rt turn, and landed 1 mile south of the arpt post acc investigation showed that the acft was 264 lbs overweight and the CG exceeded the aft limit. The da was 1950 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20517
- Reported as
- Cessna 172 M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17261355
- Airframe hours
- 1,547
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320 SERIES, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William F. & Brenda J Stocklas
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 1, 1985 · 73 hours before
- Departed
- EGQ · Emmetsburg, IA
- Destination
- Kansas City, MO
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- EGQ · Emmtsburg
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 195 total · 7 in this make and model · 161 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SPW, 21 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.