- Date
- July 2, 1991, 14:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Clarence Center, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N733FBCessna C-172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910702025639A
- Case key
- 36952
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed during a heavy weight takeoff, resulting in a stall and landing in rough terrain.
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 loaded the airplane with 3 passengers and started a takeoff on the short, grass runway. The winds were light and the temperature was 86 degrees f. after becoming airborne, the pilot said he felt the airplane might not clear trees at the end of the runway. He made a turn to avoid the trees and stalled the airplane. He landed in rough terrain and destroyed the airplane. The pilot had a total flight experience of 152 hours and 30 hours in this make and model.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N733FB
- Reported as
- Cessna C-172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17268252
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Augusta Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Augusta Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- D46 · Potoczak, runway 36, 2,230 × 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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 152 total · 30 in this make and model · 75 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.