ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299194
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| Date: | Sunday 26 March 2000 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | William Tabbert |
| Registration: | N7879T |
| MSN: | 47479 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2940 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SISSONVILLE, West Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was executing a takeoff from a 1,100-foot dirt strip for closed traffic when the airplane encountered a gust of wind shortly after becoming airborne. The pilot applied full aileron and rudder, but could not arrest the drift to the left. The airplane struck trees, then slid down a bank, coming to rest approximately 80 feet from the left edge of the runway. The pilot made no mention of any flight control or engine malfunctions. The weather was clear, with an occasional gust of wind when the pilot executed the takeoff. After the accident, the fuel selector was found in the on position, fuel was present, and flight control continuity was verified.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment during takeoff. A factor in the accident was wind gusts.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC00LA099
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Oct-2022 03:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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