Cessna 172I N8439L

Summary

On 15 August 1984 at about 18:36 local time, a Cessna 172I registered N8439L was involved in an accident near Brockport, New York, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 August 1984 at 18:36

Classification

Accident

Location

Brockport, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Ledgedale Airpark (7G0)

Coordinates

43.2094, -77.9395

Aircraft

Cessna 172I

Registration

N8439L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC84FA275

2 people died.

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 ACFT CRASHED INTO TREES ABOUT 2500 FT FROM THE TAKEOFF POINT. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT IN A RUNNING TAKEOFF AFTERA NORMAL LANDING. THE ACFT FAILED TO GAIN ALT AND STAYED AT ABOUT 50 FT AGL. THE ACFT HAD TAKEN OFF ON RWY 28 & AFTER TAKEOFF WAS SEEN MAKING A TURN TO THE RT IN A PLUS SIXTY DEGREE BANK. THE TURN RESULTED IN A 90 DEGREE CHANGE OF HEADINGTO A HEADING OF NORTH. THE ACFT FLEW INTO WIRES & TREES WITH OUT FURTHER CHANGE OF HEADING OR ALT. NOTHING OF A MECHANICAL OR PHYSICAL NATURE WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION THAT WAS CONTRIBUTORY TO A DETERMENATION OF CAUSE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.