ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354183
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| Date: | Monday 6 July 1998 |
| Time: | 08:55 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Douglas Aviation, Inc |
| Registration: | N739ZA |
| MSN: | 17270926 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3397 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Olive Branch, MS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | , MS (KOLV) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the student pilot, on the eighth departure from runway 18, the plane began to drift to the left. He applied right rudder to correct but the airplane continued to drift to the left. According to the FAA, the student pilot was conducting his second supervised solo flight, when he departed the left side of runway 18 on takeoff, and substantially damaged the airplane after impacting a ditch and small trees.
Probable Cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL98LA094
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 19:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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