UNK64X3104

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Clarion, PA · July 29, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 29, 1964
Place
Clarion, PA · CLARION, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1304YCessna 172
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182219

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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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3-2259  64/7/29    CLARION PA          CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 1650
        TIME - 1200                    N1304Y              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN

Aircraft

Registration
N1304Y
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.