- Date
- June 30, 1984, 18:30 local (Jul 1, 1984, 01:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bend, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8467UCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840630030999A
- Case key
- 39951
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was taking off from a cinder road. He stated that the acft used about 2,300 ft of ground run & he rotated at about 66 mph. At about 15 ft AGL the nose dropped & the acft struck the ground. Both wing tips were damaged. Density altitude was 6400 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8467U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17252367
- Airframe hours
- 4,051
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard S. Kay
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 18, 1984
- Destination
- RDM · Redmond, OR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 98 total · 98 in this make and model · 15 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8467U · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.