- Date
- March 7, 1980
- Place
- Cortland, NY · CORTLAND, NY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N739KECessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800307006739A
- Case key
- 131436
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0878 80/3/7 CORTLAND,NY CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2315 N739KE PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 22, 1366 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 700 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CORTLAND COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORTLAND,NY FARMINGDALE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE REMARKS- PLT ATMTD SNOW REMOVAL FM WNGS.TKOF,10DEG FLAPS,DRFTD OFF RWY IN GND EFFECT,60KTS.FLAPS UP,MUSHED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N739KE
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cortland County
N739KERegistration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.