Cessna 172M N1598U

Summary

On 29 January 1983 at about 22:50 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N1598U was involved in an accident near Bainbridge, Ohio, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 January 1983 at 22:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Bainbridge, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Valley Vista (917)

Coordinates

39.2201, -83.2606

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N1598U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA096

2 people had minor injuries.

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

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING TAKEOFF. THE PILOT REPORTED HE USED SOFT FIELD TECHNIQUES FOR TAKEOFF AND THE ACFT WAS OFF THE GROUND 1/3 TO 1/2 WAY DOWN THE RWY. HE SAID THE ACFT CLIMBED TO ABOUT 50 FT AGL AND WOULD NOT CLIMB HIGHER. THE AIRSPEED WAS 55 AND A TURN WAS INITIATED TO AVOID OBSTACLES BUT THE AIRSPEED DROPPED TO 45. THE ACFT STALLED AND MUSHED INTO TREES. THE ACFT WAS 10 LBS BELOW MAX GROSS WEIGHT AND WITHIN CG LIMITS AT TAKEOFF. THERE WERE NO REPORTED MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS TO THE ACFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.