- Date
- June 22, 1972
- Place
- Ford Islnd, HI · FORD ISLND, HI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7816GCessna 172L
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166660
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0896 72/6/22 FORD ISLND,HAWAII CESSNA 172L CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 103 TIME - 1742 N7816G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FORD ISLAND ALF DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HONOLULU,HAWAII LOCAL FORD ISLND,HAWAII TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- INADVERTENTLY ROLLED ELEV TRIM TO FULL NOSE DOWN POS FOR UNDETERMINED REASON. ACFT WOULDNT CLIMB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7816G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ford Island Alf
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