- Date
- December 31, 1984, 16:30 local (Jan 1, 1985, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Port Townsend, WA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4502ECessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841231069219A
- Case key
- 40101
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Lift-off - prematureFactor
Airspeed(vs) - not maintainedCause
Stall/mush - inadvertent
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snow coveredFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt stated that once airborne during takeoff, the left wing dropped. Plt attempted remedial action, however, the acft contacted the left side of the taxiway in a nose down, left wing low attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4502E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271615
- Airframe hours
- 1,856
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Winston Associates
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 16, 1984 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- 0S9 · Port Townsend, WA
- Destination
- 0S9 · Port Townsend, WA
- Airport
- 0S9 · Jefferson County Intern'L, runway 9, 3,300 × 80 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 90 total · 10 in this make and model · 60 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 3 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 36 °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.