NYC81FNA02

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Warwick, RI · November 26, 1980

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
November 26, 1980
Place
Warwick, RI · WARWICK, RI
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N73725Cessna 172
Status
Completed · report March 17, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19801126071839A
Case key
128037

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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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3-3534  80/11/26   WARWICK,RI          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 139
        TIME - 1229                    N73725              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 129 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - T F GREENE STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARWICK,RI                  RONKONKOMA,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- CLRD INTX TKOF,RWY 34,LT OC.MADE LT ONTO RWY 16,BGN DWNWND TKOF,2100FT RMNG.WND GSTG 23KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N73725
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
T F Greene State

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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.