Cessna C-172 N12640
8 August 1983 · Lowell, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1983 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna C-172 registered N12640 was involved in an accident near Lowell, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lowell, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Checkpoint Charlie (0127)
- Coordinates
- 39.5196, -81.4998
- Aircraft
- Cessna C-172
- Registration
- N12640
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Parkersburg → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI83LA369
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING AN ATTEMPTED SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. WHILE INITIATING A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF, THE ACFT BECOME AIRBORNE PREMATURELY, VEERED TO THE LEFT, STRUCK CORN STALKS IN A FIELD ALONG SIDE THE RUNWAY. THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED NOSE FIRST INTO THE GROUND, THEN CARTWHEELED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna C-172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 1983 | Cessna C-172 | Spring Valley, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1983 | Cessna C-172-N | Huntington Beac, California, United States | Aero-Flite Center | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1982 | Cessna C-172 | Brownsville, Kentucky, United States | Billy Thomas | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1984 | Cessna C-172 | Carolina Beach, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1985 | Cessna C-172 | Killdeer, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Apr 1990 | Cessna C-172 | Matawan, New Jersey, United States | Thomas E. Morris | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1983 | Cessna 152 | Steubenville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1983 | Monerai SAILPLANE | Montpelier, Ohio, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-12 | East Liverpool, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1983 | Cessna 172H | Dayton, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1983 | Cessna 172P | Lancaster, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1983 | Piper PA28-181 | Plain City, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |