- Date
- March 1, 1988, 13:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place
- Southbridge, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N75762Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880301064549A
- Case key
- 36111
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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 from Southbridge airport, the aircraft encountered a crosswind. The aircraft started drifting to the right even though full left aileron and full power were being applied. The pilot cut the power to abort the takeoff, and the aircraft impacted a snowbank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75762
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17267931
- Airframe hours
- 2,893
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Worcester Naa Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 1, 1988
- Airport
- 3BO · Southbridge, runway 2, 3,500 × 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
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 859 total · 859 in this make and model · 699 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.