- Date
- February 4, 1987, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Duanesburg, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9193GCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870204001679A
- Case key
- 30589
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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
On lndg the acft ran into a snowbank causing minor dmg to the acft. Aft determining it airworthy the plt elected to depart and ran into another snowbank on the takeoff. He stated that the accd occurred because of poor judgement to attempt a takeoff from an inadequately plowed rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9193G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273626
- Airframe hours
- 1,581
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William Doetzer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 5, 1986
- Departed
- GFL · Glens Falls, NY
- Destination
- 4B1 · Duanesburg, NY
- Airport
- 4B1 · Duanesburg, runway 28, 2,500 × 50 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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 124 total · 69 in this make and model · 59 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft unknown
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.