- Date
- October 1, 1972
- Place
- Emlenton, PA · EMLENTON, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3818RCessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168636
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0862 72/10/1 EMLENTON,PA CESSNA 172H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 132 TIME - 1345 N3818R PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EMLENTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EMLENTON,PA MONROEVILLE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- FIRST TKOF INTO WIND ABORTED,UN TO CLEAR TREES.SECOND TKOF DN WIND,ABORTED,RAN OFF END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3818R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Emlenton
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