- Date
- August 7, 1980
- Place
- Spring Valley, NY · SPRING VALLEY, NY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N739PFCessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800807037339A
- Case key
- 129545
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2020 80/8/7 NR.SPRING VALLEY,NY CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 74 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N739PF PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RAMAPO VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRING VALLEY,NY SPRING VALLEY,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY REMARKS- ELEV TRIM 20DEG NOSE-DOWN.ROLLED DOWN EMBANKMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N739PF
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ramapo Valley
N739PFRegistration cancelled Jan 26, 2018 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.
Other investigations on N739PF · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA02LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMarietta, GAthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane departing the left side of the runway, impacting with a gully and nosing over.NTSB NYC79DHM08Accident · No injuriesClosedMontgomery, NY