- Date
- September 20, 1985, 08:12 local (13:12 UTC)
- Place
- Kalona, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N78227Cessna 172K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850920046849A
- Case key
- 34037
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Analysis
The plt reported that on the initial indication of rain, he elected to takeoff from the harvested soybean field before it became muddy. The field was soft & was about 2100 ft long. Before the acdnt, the wind was from the south, so the plt began his takeoff in that direction. After lift-off, he became concerned about trees ahead & began a shallow turn. The acft began settling during the turn & subsequently collided with the ground. After the acdnt, the wind was noted to have changed & was blowing from the north.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78227
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17257536
- Airframe hours
- 3,400
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Larry L. Enyeart
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 31, 1985 · 60 hours before
- Destination
- C61 · Washington, IA
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,419 total · 102 in this make and model · 1,274 as pilot in command · 127 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CID, 20 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.