- Date
- August 15, 1972
- Place
- Hopedale, MA · HOPEDALE, MA
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N752STCessna 172I
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167631
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1188 72/8/15 HOPEDALE,MASS CESSNA 172I CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 141 TIME - 1510 N752ST PX- 4 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPEDALE-DRAPER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOPEDALE,MASS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TOOK OFF IN NOSE HI ATTITUDE. ACFT ABOUT 10 LBS OVER MAX GROSS WT. CG NEAR AFT LIMITS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N752ST
- Reported as
- Cessna 172I
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hopedale-Draper
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