- Date
- July 28, 1990, 09:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place
- Edinburg, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6251DCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900728029049A
- Case key
- 36702
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Probable cause
The pilot did not maintain flying speed, the airplane stalled and descended into trees, at the departure end of the runway.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot landed on a 2,000 feet grass strip to the south, made a 180 degree turn on the same runway. He then took off to the north, uphill on a rough uneven runway. At 55 knots the airplane would not gain altitude and it was too late for the pilot to abort the take off. The airplane's attitude increased nose high and the airplane hit trees about 500 feet from the departure end of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6251D
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272666
- Airframe hours
- 805
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Richmor Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Richmor Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 15, 1990 · 76 hours before
- Destination
- SCH · Schenectady, NY
- Airport
- NY18 · Edinburg, runway 1, 2,000 × 70 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
- 41
- Certificate
- Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 449 total · 124 in this make and model · 384 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.