- Date
- September 9, 1976
- Place
- Benge, WA · BENGE, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N12772Cessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760909030869A
- Case key
- 155673
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3094 76/9/9 BENGE,WA CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1830 N12772 PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 26, 1020 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 450 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP OTHELLO WA RETURN BENGE,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- TKOF FRM PRIVATE ROAD.HIT ROCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12772
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.