Cessna 172P N98816

Summary

On 1 February 1987 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N98816, operated by K & S Classics, was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 February 1987 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Oak Grove (F72)

Coordinates

32.5295, -97.3204

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N98816

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

K & S Classics

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW87LA052

Nobody was injured.

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

PRIVATE PILOT IN CESSNA 172P WITH THREE PASSENGERS ABOARD ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF WITH 60 DEGREE, 9 KNOT CROSS-WIND COMPONENT. PILOT ROTATED AIRCRAFT PREMATURELY CAUSING STALL WARNING HORN TO ACTIVATE AND AIRSPEED TO DISSIPATE. PILOT LOWERED NOSE OF AIRCRAFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN AIRSPEED. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE ALTITUDE. PILOT FAILED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO COMPENSATE FOR CROSS-WIND AND ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF RUNWAY AND IMPACT THE GROUND AND A FENCE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. PILOT HAD ONE HOUR OF DUAL INSTRUCTION IN ACCIDENT MAKE AND MODEL AND TOTAL OF 2 HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.