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NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Long Creek, OR · November 8, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 8, 1981
Place
Long Creek, OR · LONG CREEK, OR
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N7244GCessna 172
Status
Completed · report December 28, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19811108072699A
Case key
123360

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2684   81/11/8   LONG CREEK,OR       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N7244G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VOLNEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG CREEK,OR               JOHN DAY,OR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- VEERED LEFT,THEN RGT ACROSS RWY,STRUCK FENCE ON RGT SIDE OF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N7244G
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Volney

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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