ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214071
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| Date: | Saturday 4 August 2018 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Wings Inc |
| Registration: | N8994V |
| MSN: | 17264349 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11139 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dowagiac Municipal Airport (C91), Dowagiac, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dowagiac, MI (C91) |
| South Bend Regional, IN (SBN/KSBN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during takeoff from a soft-field runway, about 10 ft above the ground, the airplane drifted left. He added that the left wing "dipped" and contacted the ground and that the airplane then impacted terrain.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing, right elevator, and fuselage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot reported that he should have "stayed longer in ground effect."
The airport’s automated weather observation station reported that, about 20 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 210° at 10 knots and that, about 40 minutes after the accident, the wind was from 190º at 7 knots. The airplane departed from runway 22.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain bank control during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 May 1998 | N8994V | Wings, Inc. | 0 | Elkhart, IN | |
sub |
Location
Media:
Minor injuries in Dowagiac, MI, Cessna plane crash.https://t.co/jZU9QR7vfI pic.twitter.com/U8pRaBmUFy
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 5 août 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2018 02:56 | Geno | Added |
| 05-Aug-2018 04:34 | Geno | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2018 05:18 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Embed code] |
| 06-Aug-2018 17:54 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code] |
| 01-Oct-2019 18:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Country, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 01-Oct-2019 19:53 | harro | Updated [Country, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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