- Date
- April 1, 1984, 13:05 local (18:05 UTC)
- Place
- Reedsville, PA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5261DCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840401007849A
- Case key
- 35523
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that at about the time he applied power to takeoff, the acft veered to the left. He stated that his efforts to return the acft to the centerline of the rwy did not work. Subsequently, the acft went thru a snowbank beside the rwy, then entered soft terrain & nosed 0VER. He reported that the wind was from 310 at 10 gusting 20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5261D
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272479
- Airframe hours
- 1,088
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Center Airlines
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- Mifflin Co., runway 24, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 189 total · 20 in this make and model · 128 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.