- Date
- December 15, 1979
- Place
- Sharon Springs, NY · SHARON SPRINGS, NY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N739GECessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791215036119A
- Case key
- 132050
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3582 79/12/15 SHARON SPRINGS,NY CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 45, 298 TIME - 2100 N739GE PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHARON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHARON SPRINGS,NY ALBANY,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- DMGD L WG AND BENT PROP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N739GE
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sharon
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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.