Cessna 172N N73672

Summary

On 5 August 2006 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N73672 was involved in an accident near Windsor, New Hampshire, 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

5 August 2006 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Windsor, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Windswept Airport (23NH)

Coordinates

43.1303, -72.0150

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N73672

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Windsor → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC06CA196

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff, which resulted in an overrun and subsequent collision with trees. A factor in the accident was the tailwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of a Cessna 172N attempted to takeoff to the south from a private turf runway. The pilot began the takeoff roll, and at rotation, "which may have been as much as 55 knots," he aborted the takeoff. The pilot was unable to stop the airplane before it overran the departure end of the runway, and it collided with trees. The pilot reported that while walking away from the airplane, he noticed "there was definitely a strong southbound wind and [he] realized that [he] should have taken off to the north." The pilot additionally reported that the winds were calm prior to his departure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.