- Date
- June 2, 1974
- Place
- Mill Creek, PA · MILL CREEK, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7253QCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740602019549A
- Case key
- 130294
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2112 74/6/2 MILL CREEK,PA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 306 TIME - 1430 N7253Q PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARGARITE FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MILL CREEK,PA PITTSBURG,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- DMG FM PREVIOUS ABORTED TKOF.ATMTD TKOF FM SOFT PASTURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7253Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Margarite Farm
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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.