Cessna 172 N5072A
26 December 1981 · Paoli, Indiana, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 December 1981 at about 17:20 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5072A was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Paoli, Indiana, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Paoli, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Paoli Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N5072A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Memphis, Tn
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3385
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Probable cause
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
UN TO CLR TREES DRG TKOF FM TWY, TKOF DIST 1600-1800FT.PLT THOUGHT TWY WAS EXTN OF RWY.29LBS OVR WT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172N | Big Bear, California, United States | Security AVN | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1981 | Cessna 172 | North Reading, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1981 | Cessna 172E | Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States | Knox Aero Klub | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 1981 | Cessna 172 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | R.e.foy | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1981 | Cessna 170B | Red Oak, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 1981 | Beechcraft J35 | Burbank, California, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |