Accident Cessna 172RG N9620B, Saturday 7 August 1999

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Date:	Saturday 7 August 1999
Time:	08:00 LT
Type:	Cessna 172RG
Owner/operator:	American Flyers
Registration:	N9620B
MSN:	172RG0925
Year of manufacture:	1981
Total airframe hrs:	8097 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-360-F1A6
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Celina, TX - United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:	(TX54)
Destination airport:	Addison, TX (KADS)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot initiated the takeoff roll from approximately the midpoint of the 1900-foot-long grass airstrip. During the initial climb, the right wing struck a barbed wire fence. Subsequently, the pilot aborted the takeoff, and the airplane came to a stop upright.

Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot in command to use all of the available runway for takeoff.

Accident investigation: