Cessna 172P N65747

Summary

On 23 August 2012 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N65747 was involved in an accident near Lyman, Mississippi, 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

23 August 2012 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lyman, Mississippi, United States

Nearest airport

Shade Tree Field (MS82)

Coordinates

30.5103, -89.1472

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N65747

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lyman → Lyman

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA531

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff as a result of his attempt to close an unsecured cockpit window.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot reported that he was conducting the initial takeoff when the window on the cockpit door came open. He reached with his left hand to close the window and simultaneously tried to abort the takeoff. When he looked up, he observed the airplane departing the left side of the runway. He was unable to stop the airplane before it collided with perimeter trees. Postaccident examination of the airframe revealed substantial damage to the engine firewall. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.