- Date
- April 11, 1987, 10:56 local (14:56 UTC)
- Place
- Ferguson Twnshp, PA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5535ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870411082719A
- Case key
- 30491
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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
The pilot, who had not completed his checkout in a Cessna 172, was observed to make a long landing and lift off with approximately 750 ft of runway remaining. The aircraft was observed to enter a nose high pitch attitude and drift into a right turn. The airport has left traffic for the runway being used. The aircraft continued its right turn in a nose high attitude and then was observed to roll very sharply to the left. The aircraft impacted in a residential area. Winds were from 180 degrees at 10 gusting to 13 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5535E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271884
- Airframe hours
- 2,554
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Nittany Aero Club
- Registered owner
- Nittany Aero Club, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 27, 1986 · 325 hours before
- Departed
- SEC · State College, PA
- Destination
- UNV
- Airport
- State College, runway 4, 4,065 × 150 ft, grass/turf
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
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 128 total · 6 in this make and model · 64 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 30 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.