NYC65D0180

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Parsons, WV · March 12, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 12, 1965
Place
Parsons, WV · PARSONS, WV
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5550TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report June 15, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178776

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0857  65/3/12    PARSONS W VA        CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2500
        TIME - 0900                    N5550T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N5550T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.