Cessna 172N N4738G

Summary

On 17 November 1984 at about 16:15 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N4738G was involved in an accident near Holland, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 November 1984 at 16:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Holland, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Tulip City (C19)

Coordinates

42.7702, -86.0992

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N4738G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Holland → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI85LA094

1 person was seriously injured.

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 PLT STATED THAT A SLIGHT RUDDER PEDAL MISALIGNMENT CAUSED THE ACFT TO RUN OFF THE RWY & INTO A DITCH DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. HE STATED THAT DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE RUDDER 'DID NOT RESPOND NORMALLY OR AS EXPECTED.' A LATER EXAMINATION REVEALED NOTHING WRONG WITH THE RUDDER PEDAL ALIGNMENT. THE PLT HAD FLOWN ONLY SIX TENTHS OF AN HOUR SOLO FLYING TIME IN THE 90 DAY PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.