NYC71FHJ25

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Mahopac, NY · March 26, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 26, 1971
Place
Mahopac, NY · MAHOPAC, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5330TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report October 7, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
133010

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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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3-0103  71/3/26    MAHOPAC,NY          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 0730                    N5330T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAHOPAC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAHOPAC,NY                  BURLINGTON,VT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: AIRSPEED
        REMARKS- 1500FT RWY.ABT MIDFLD AIRSPEED INDICATED ZERO,ABT 3/4 OF RWY USED PLT ABORTED TKOF.

Aircraft

Registration
N5330T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mahopac

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