- Date
- August 29, 1985, 11:10 local (16:10 UTC)
- Place
- Gravois Mills, MO
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6982HCessna 172 M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850829044169A
- Case key
- 34016
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Analysis
The plt reports that he began his takeoff on rwy 07 which is 2550 ft long, has an asphalt surface and a downhill slope. Plt said the rwy is rough. He said the acft did not achieve the speed desired and he reduced power to abort. He then decided to attempt the takeoff again and readvanced the throttle. The acft became airborne but stalled and crashed into trees off the end of the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6982H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172 M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17265680
- Airframe hours
- 2,235
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320 SERIES, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Glueck Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 31, 1985 · 25 hours before
- Destination
- CPS · East St. Louis, MO
- Airport
- 04K · Wulff Harbor, runway 7, 2,550 × 40 ft, asphalt
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
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 359 total · 53 in this make and model · 294 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JEF, 36 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.