ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368561
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Date: | Tuesday 20 June 1989 |
Time: | 14:30 LT |
Type: | Cessna 172 |
Owner/operator: | Dale Spangler |
Registration: | N1434Y |
MSN: | 17249134 |
Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
Total airframe hrs: | 4332 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-300-D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Franklin, GA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Thomaston, GA |
Destination airport: | Talladega, AL |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PLT ENCOUNTERED BAD WX DURING FLT & MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD THAT WAS SHORT, ROUGH & WET. WHEN HE TRIED TO TAKEOFF FROM THE FIELD A SHORT TIME LATER, THE AIRPLANE DID NOT ATTAIN ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO FLY. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF, BUT BEFORE STOPPING, THE AIRPLANE HIT A FENCE & NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT BY ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM AN UNSUITABLE FIELD AND HIS DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. THE TERRAIN CONDITIONS AND FENCE WERE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ATL89LA164 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 10 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ATL89LA164
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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