Cessna 172L N3987Q
14 May 1979 · Fayetteville, West Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 May 1979 at about 07:15 local time, a Cessna 172L registered N3987Q, operated by Thomas Flying, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Fayetteville, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fayetteville, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fayetteville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172L
- Registration
- N3987Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Thomas Flying
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Florence, Sc
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1587
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
MOUSE NEST IN INDUCT SYS.MATL SUCKED INTO CARB WHEN CARB HT SELECTED.CARB HT SHROUD SCREEN MISSING
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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