NYC74FGT23

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172M · Lewisburg, PA · June 18, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 18, 1974
Place
Lewisburg, PA · LEWISBURG, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N12623Cessna 172M
Status
Completed · report July 24, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740618017099A
Case key
128296

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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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3-1541  74/6/18    LEWISBURG,PA        CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 68, 70 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N12623              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWISBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PENNRIDGE PA                LEWISBURG,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N12623
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lewisburg

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.