NYC73FGM08

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172K · Jeannette, PA · September 15, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 15, 1972
Place
Jeannette, PA · JEANNETTE, PA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N84763Cessna 172K
Status
Completed · report February 8, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168370

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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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3-3428  72/9/15    JEANNETTE PA        CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1500                    N84763              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  35, 4140 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2070 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTSBURGH-BOQUET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEANNETTE PA                LATROBE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PIC DEMONSTRATING SHORT FLD TKOF.FLAPS IN 40 DEG FULL EXTDD POS.

Aircraft

Registration
N84763
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pittsburgh-Boquet

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.