Plane Crash List

Cessna 172P N65712

6 August 1983 · Renton, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 6 August 1983 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N65712 was involved in an accident near Renton, Washington, 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 23:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Renton, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Renton (RNT)
Coordinates
47.4607, -122.2097
Aircraft
Cessna 172P
Registration
N65712
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Renton → Renton
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA83LA172

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

THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED IN AN ABORTED TAKEOFF AFTER LOSS OF CONTROL IN A CROSSWIND. THE PILOT SAID HE HAD JUST BEGUN ROTATION WHEN THE ACFT VEERED LEFT. HE FELT HE COULD NOT CONTINUE THE TAKEOFF AND CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND BEGAN A SERIESOF BOUNCES TO A STOP. THE NOSEWHEEL AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED AND THE FIREWALL WAS DISPLACED. THE WIND VELOCITY WAS REPORTED AS 13 KTS WITH NO GUSTS NOTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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