Cessna 172K N78254

Summary

On 15 July 2001 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N78254 was involved in an accident near Wasilla, Alaska, 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

15 July 2001 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Wasilla, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Wasilla (Z16)

Coordinates

61.5756, -149.5453

Aircraft

Cessna 172K

Registration

N78254

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wasilla → Wasilla

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC01LA085

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff roll.

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

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The student pilot was departing from a 3,700 feet long, paved runway. During the takeoff roll, about midway down the runway, she felt that the airplane was not going to fly as the airspeed exceeded 70 knots, so she closed the throttle, and applied heavy braking. The airplane veered slightly to the right, continued off the end of the runway, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and engine firewall. An FAA airworthiness inspector traveled to the accident airport and examined the airplane. He reported that he was unable to detect any preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.