Cessna 172N N1075F

Summary

On 11 April 1982 at about 18:23 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N1075F, operated by Gale A. Krier, was involved in an accident near Pocatello, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 April 1982 at 18:23

Classification

Accident

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Pocatello Municipal (PIH)

Coordinates

42.9002, -112.3895

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N1075F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gale A. Krier

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pocatello → Boise

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA82DA051

2 people had minor injuries.

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND SHORTLY AFTER COMMENCING TAKEOFF ROLL WHICH MOVED IT DIRECTLY ACROSS THE RUNWAY. INITIALLY THE PILOT MAINTAINED FULL POWER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT HOWEVER SHORTLY THEREAFTER HE REDUCED POWER TO IDLE. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED TAIL FIRST AND ROLLED OVER IN AN AREA OFF THE NORTHWEST SIDE AND THE UPWIND END OF RUNWAY 21. THE WIND REPORTED TO THE PILOT LESS THAN ONE MINUTE BEFORE TAKEOFF WAS 170 DEGREES AT 35 KNOTS. A SPECIAL WEATHER OBSERVATION TAKEN FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT REPORTED PEAK WIND GUSTS AT 44 KNOTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.