# NTSB SEA81FYP08: Cessna 172G, N4612L, Lewiston, ID, March 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1981
- Place: Lewiston, ID · LEWISTON, ID
- Location: 46.3931° N, 116.9935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewiston, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3931&lon=-116.9935&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 2, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FYP08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYP08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0159   81/3/3    LEWISTON,ID         CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 50, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N4612L              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEZ PERCE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEWISTON,ID                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- PLT ABORTED DUE RT GEAR VIBRATION. NO MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4612L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4612L), registered now, S/N 17254607, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nez Perce County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810303007149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810303007149A), Mar 3, 1981: Cessna 172G, Lewiston, ID, Substantial damage. Vibration right main gear on takeoff. Aborted late. Ran off end of runway. Some flat spots on tire tread.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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