Cessna 172 N98525

Summary

On 10 September 1994 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N98525, operated by Bradley Flying Association, was involved in an accident near Warrenton, Missouri, United States. One person was 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

10 September 1994 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Warrenton, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

38.8208, -91.1399

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N98525

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bradley Flying Association

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Peoria → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI94LA324

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to use the proper procedure for an aborted takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were the trees, the pilot's poor preflight/preparation, and the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Upon reaching his destination, the pilot had difficulty identifying the correct airstrip on which he had intended to land because he was unfamiliar with the area. After landing, the pilot realized that he had mistaken a corn field for the airstrip. He decided to takeoff from the corn field to relocate the airplane to the correct airstrip. With ten degrees of flaps and full power, the pilot attempted to takeoff. When the airplane had not become airborne at a predetermined point, he decided to abort the takeoff. The pilot locked the brakes and the airplane skidded across the wet field and into trees. The pilot states he remembered to reduce the throttle after he had locked the brakes.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.