- Date
- June 24, 1972
- Place
- Anacortes, WA · ANACORTES, WA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N78634Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report December 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166606
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0940 72/6/24 NR.ANACORTES,WASH CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 625 TIME - 1735 N78634 PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTER ISLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CENTER ISLAND,WASH ANACORTES,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- NOSE DOWN ELEV TRIM CAUSED PLT TO MISJUDGE ACCELERATION.ABORTED NEEDLESSLY AND RAN OFF END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78634
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Center Island
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