- Date
- April 23, 1977
- Place
- Marlboro, MA · MARLBORO, MA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N79879Cessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770423009659A
- Case key
- 158021
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0909 77/4/23 MARLBORO,MA CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2025 TIME - 0930 N79879 PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 288 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARLBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARLBORO,MA BELMAR,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79879
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marlboro
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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