Cessna 172 N7879T

Summary

On 26 March 2000 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N7879T was involved in an accident near Sissonville, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 March 2000 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sissonville, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Private (NONE)

Coordinates

38.5404, -81.6297

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N7879T

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

NYC00LA099

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment during takeoff. A factor in the accident was wind gusts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was executing a takeoff from a 1,100-foot dirt strip for closed traffic when the airplane encountered a gust of wind shortly after becoming airborne. The pilot applied full aileron and rudder, but could not arrest the drift to the left. The airplane struck trees, then slid down a bank, coming to rest approximately 80 feet from the left edge of the runway. The pilot made no mention of any flight control or engine malfunctions. The weather was clear, with an occasional gust of wind when the pilot executed the takeoff. After the accident, the fuel selector was found in the on position, fuel was present, and flight control continuity was verified.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.