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Cessna 152 N4977P

18 January 1986 · Independence, Missouri, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 January 1986 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N4977P, operated by Roger Billings, was involved in an accident near Independence, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Independence, Missouri, United States
Nearest airport
Independence (31P)
Coordinates
39.0801, -94.3500
Aircraft
Cessna 152
Registration
N4977P
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Roger Billings
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Independence → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC86LA055

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF IN STRONG CROSSWINDS, THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY AND INTO A DITCH NEAR THE RUNWAYS EDGE. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED REARWARD AND THE RIGHT WING DROPPED STRIKING THE GROUND. THE PLT STATED HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF WHEN THE ACFT FELT LIKE IT WASN'T GOING TO FLY. WIND CONDITIONS WERE RECORDED AS BEING FROM 290 DEGREES AT 14 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 21 KTS. THE PLT STATED THE WIND WAS OUT OF THE NORTH AND DOWN THE RWY WHEN HE PREFLIGHTED THE ACFT, BUT HAD CHANGED TO THE NORTHWEST WHEN HE BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL. NO CONTROL PBLMS WERE ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE PLT AT ANY TIME DURING THIS EVENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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