# NTSB NYC88LA122: Cessna 172, N2825U, Myerstown, PA, April 10, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 10, 1988, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Myerstown, PA
- Coordinates: 40.370792, -76.299636 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3708&lon=-76.2996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 36131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC88LA122
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/36131/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA122

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, takeoff - roll/run

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2825U-2012-09-24), registration cancelled 2012-09-24, S/N 17250425, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17250425
- Airframe hours: 2652
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 67; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19880410071619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880410071619A), Apr 10, 1988: Cessna 172D, Myerstown, PA, Substantial damage. Veered left into crosswind on takeoff roll. Left wing dug into sod runway and aircraft rolled over.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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