ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356556
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| Date: | Saturday 19 October 1996 |
| Time: | 11:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Air Orlando |
| Registration: | N5155E |
| MSN: | 17271741 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3194 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fruitland Park, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (5X1) |
| Leesburg, FL (KLEE) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he initiated a takeoff to the west on a private grass airstrip with a wind from 350 degrees. Just after becoming airborne, the airplane encountered a gust of wind. The pilot applied aileron input, but the airplane veered off the runway and collided with fence posts.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain proper runway alignment during takeoff. The unfavorable wind condition was a related factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA97LA007
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 November 2002 | N5155E | Chickasha Aviation Center Inc. | 1 | Lindsay, OK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 08:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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