- Date
- June 4, 1986, 08:15 local (12:15 UTC)
- Place
- Perkasie, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1009FCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860604025849A
- Case key
- 30351
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During takeoff roll and as the aircraft was brought to full power, the flight started to veer left. Attempts to correct with right rudder but the aircraft continued to roll left. The aircraft could not be brought under control before contact with two parked aircraft occurred. Student pilot lost control due to unfamiliarity of the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1009F
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272930
- Airframe hours
- 2,982
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bryant Aviation, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 21, 1986
- Airport
- N70 · Pennridge, runway 26, 4,000 × 60 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
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 35 total · 35 in this make and model · 4 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
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 N1009F · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.