- Date
- April 10, 1988, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Myerstown, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2825UCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880410071619A
- Case key
- 36131
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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 stated that during takeoff the aircraft veered to the left and the left wheel dug into the sod. At the same time the right wing lifted up and the aircraft rolled over. The wind was variable at 10 to 15 knots, gusting to 30.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2825U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17250425
- Airframe hours
- 2,652
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Guy H. Krill
- Registered owner
- Guy H Krill
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Myerstown, PA
- Airport
- Private Strip, runway 28, 1,600 × 50 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
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 712 total · 516 in this make and model · 681 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.