# NTSB NYC81FA049: Cessna 172, N2503U, Canandaigua, NY, May 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1981
- Place: Canandaigua, NY · CANANDAIGUA, NY
- Location: 42.8890° N, 77.2803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Canandaigua, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8890&lon=-77.2803&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125575
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FA049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1184  81/5/17    CANANDAIGUA,NY      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 192
        TIME - 1047                    N2503U              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGE PURDY FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANANDAIGUA,NY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- STRUCK 5FT HIGH FENCE POST AT END OF 1600FT WET SOD RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2503U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2503U-1995-08-12), registration cancelled 1995-08-12, S/N 17250103 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: George Purdy Farm

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810517026069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810517026069A), May 17, 1981: Cessna 172D, Canandaiqua, NY, Substantial damage. Tried to depart fresh-mowed, wet, grass strip. Struck a fence off end of runway. Thick grass slowed acceleration.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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