Cessna 172A N7616T

Summary

On 28 April 1990 at about 13:40 local time, a Cessna 172A registered N7616T, operated by Stephen G. Burish, JR., was involved in an accident near Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 April 1990 at 13:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Mt Pleasant/Scottsdale (G07)

Coordinates

40.1498, -79.5407

Aircraft

Cessna 172A

Registration

N7616T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Stephen G. Burish, JR.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC90LA096

Nobody was injured.

THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF, A PREMATURE LIFT-OFF, AND AN INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS MAKING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF FROM A 2000 FT LONG TURF RUNWAY WHICH SLOPES TO THE RIGHT. THE WINDS WERE ABOUT 10 DEGREES LEFT OF THE NOSE, AT 3 TO 5 KNOTS. AT LIFTOFF, THERE WAS WIND CHANGE TO APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 70 DEGREES FROM THE LEFT AT 16 KNOTS AND THE AIRPLANE WAS BLOWN TO THE RIGHT, OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND DOWN AND EMBANKMENT. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED NOSE FIRST INTO THE GROUND. A PILOT LANDING A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT SAID THE WINDS WERE VARYING 90 DEGREES IN DIRECTION AND GUSTING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.