NYC80FGT04

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172RG · Camp Hill, PA · December 6, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 6, 1979
Place
Camp Hill, PA · CAMP HILL, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N6286RCessna 172RG
Status
Completed · report January 24, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791206033629A
Case key
133250

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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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3-3596   79/12/6   CAMP HILL,PA        CESSNA 172RG        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 870
        TIME - 1017                    N6286R              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CAMP HILL,PA                PITTSBURGH,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND

Aircraft

Registration
N6286R
Reported as
Cessna 172RG
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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