NYC72FHA08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Collegeville, PA · August 13, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 13, 1971
Place
Collegeville, PA · COLLEGEVILLE, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3622LCessna 172
Status
Completed · report March 15, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162998

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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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3-2789  71/8/13    COLLEGEVILLE,PA     CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 54, 108
        TIME - 1145                    N3622L              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PERKIOMEN VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLLEGEVILLE,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT
        REMARKS- SOFT FLD TKOF,10DEG FLAP,YOKE FULL REAR,FULL PWR ACFT TURNED SHARP L AT L/O.LOST CTL HIT HOUSE.

Aircraft

Registration
N3622L
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Perkiomen Valley

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.