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Cessna 172N N739PF

22 June 2002 · Marietta, Georgia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 22 June 2002 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N739PF was involved in an accident near Marietta, Georgia, 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.

The record

Date
at 13:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Marietta, Georgia, United States
Nearest airport
McCollum Field (RYY)
Coordinates
34.0131, -84.5983
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N739PF
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Marietta → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA02LA117

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the airplane departing the left side of the runway, impacting with a gully and nosing over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot said he was practicing touch-and-go landings, and after landing he added "full power" to the airplane's engine. The airplane's nose veered left, he attempted to control the airplane with right rudder, brakes, and retarded the throttle, before the airplane departed the left side of the runway. After the airplane departed the runway it entered the grassy area along side of the runway, struck a gully, and nosed over. No mechanical discrepancies were reported or found with the airframe or engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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