- Date
- August 3, 1988, 19:10 local (23:10 UTC)
- Place
- Post Mills, VT
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N62541Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880803029939A
- Case key
- 36010
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt flew the acft to an arpt with two turf rwys. Rwy 5/23 was 2300' long & rwy 4/22 was 2600' long. After attending a meeting which ended at 1600 EDT, the plt elected to wait until later in the day to takeoff after the air had cooled. Subsequently, he began his departure from rwy 5; however, the temp was still about 90 deg, the density alt was aprx 2250' & there was a light wind from the south. Witnesses rprtd that after lift-off, the acft was in a nose hi attitude, when it entered a turn to the right. Subsequently, it collided with a tree & crashed, aprx 200' east of the arpt. No preimpact part failure or malfunction of the acft was found. A weight & balance computation showed the acft was loaded aprx 36 lbs over its max gross weight limit. At 1853 EDT, the wind at lebanon, NH (aprx 15 mi south) was from 200 deg at 5 KTS. Takeoff computations (allowing for a turf rwy & a 5 kt tail wind) showed 1492' of rwy would be required to takeoff & 2725' would be needed to clear a 50' obstacle.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62541
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17275299
- Airframe hours
- 1,215
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ormand E. Schade
- Registered owner
- Worcester Naa Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 1, 1988 · 90 hours before
- Departed
- 2B9
- Destination
- Worcester, MA
- Airport
- 2B9 · Post Mills, runway 5, 2,300 × 90 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 182 total · 108 in this make and model · 102 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LEB, 13 nm away
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 N62541 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.