Cessna 172D N2479Y

Summary

On 29 September 1998 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 172D registered N2479Y was involved in an accident near Ronan, Montana, 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

29 September 1998 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ronan, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Baer's Airstrip

Coordinates

47.5306, -114.1298

Aircraft

Cessna 172D

Registration

N2479Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Spangle

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA98LA189

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed during liftoff from a soft field takeoff. Factors include high density alttiude.

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

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The pilot reported that while attempting to execute a soft field takeoff on a private, non-identified, turf airstrip, he pulled the aircraft's nose up prematurely. The aircraft then settled back to the surface and the pilot allowed the aircraft to accelerate before pulling the nose up a second time. On this occasion, all three wheels left the surface. Immediately thereafter, while still in ground effect, the aircraft veered left off of the takeoff surface. The pilot reported that he could not maintain directional control, and the aircraft went through a barbed-wire fence, striking several fence posts in the process. Density altitude at the closest weather reporting station was approximately 4,792 feet.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.