ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363563
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| Date: | Saturday 30 May 1992 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172L |
| Owner/operator: | Safford Aviation Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N4163L |
| MSN: | 17254252 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4132 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Safford, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (NONE) |
| (KSAD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID HE APPLIED FULL POWER FOR TAKEOFF. HE STATED THAT AFTER THE POWER WAS APPLIED AND HE WAS ABOUT A THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, A HERD OF CATTLE STARTED RUNNING TOWARD THE RUNWAY. HE SAID HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE POWER BACK AND SWERVED TO MISS THE CATTLE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE CATTLE CONTINUED TO RUN TOWARD THE AIRPLANE. HE HIT THREE OF THE COWS. HE SAID HE STOPPED THE AIRPLANE AND TURNED ALL SYSTEMS OFF.
Probable Cause: THE AIRPLANE COLLIDING WITH ANIMALS WHICH RAN ON TO THE RUNWAY DURING THE PILOT'S TAKEOFF ROLL. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT NOT BEING ABLE TO TAKE REMEDIAL ACTION AND AVOID THE ANIMALS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX92LA248
History of this aircraft
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| 24 December 1977 | N4183L | 2 | near Blairsville, GA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 18:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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