Cessna 172F N5110F

Summary

On 20 July 1984 at about 16:05 local time, a Cessna 172F registered N5110F, operated by Charleston AFB Aero Club, was involved in an accident near John's Island, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 July 1984 at 16:05

Classification

Accident

Location

John's Island, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Charleston (J2I)

Coordinates

32.7800, -79.9299

Aircraft

Cessna 172F

Registration

N5110F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Charleston AFB Aero Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Charleston → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL84LA227

1 person 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

DURING A SOLO FLT, THE STUDENT FLEW TO A LOCAL ARPT TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS. AFTER HIS LAST LANDING (ON RWY 9), HE ELECTED TO MAKE A X-WIND TAKEOFF ON RWY 21. DURING THE TAKEOFF, THE ACFT BEGAN DRIFTING LEFT AT ABOUT LIFT-OFF SPEED. THE STUDENT INITIATED CORRECTIVE ACTION, BUT THE ACFT CONTINUED TO THE LEFT. HE THEN LIFTED OFF & HEARD THE STALL WARNING HORN. THE CONTROLS BECAME MUSHY AS THE ACFT APPROACHED THE TREES. THE ACFT THEN STALLED & IMPACTED THE GROUND JUST SHORT OF THE TREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.