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| Date: | Wednesday 3 March 1982 |
| Time: | 12:35 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172RG |
| Owner/operator: | Goguen's North Eastern Electri |
| Registration: | N9678B |
| MSN: | 172RG0963 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-F1A6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palmer, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Palmer, MA |
| Westerly, RI | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT INITIATED A TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 04. HE REPORTED THE WIND WAS FROM 300 TO 330 DEGREES AT 10 GUSTING 25 KTS. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, A BUMP IN THE RUNWAY WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A GUST OF WIND FROM THE LEFT PICKED UP THE LEFT WING AS THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE, THEN PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT SIDEWAYS ACROSS THE RUNWAY THROUGH A SNOWBANK. THE PLANE CONTINUED FLIGHT STRIKING SEVERAL SMALL TREES, THEN SETTLED TO THE GROUND. THE BUMP IN THE RUNWAY WAS DESCRIBED AS A FROST HEAVE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC82DA042
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 April 1996 | N9678B | Private | 2 | Duanesburg, NY | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2024 16:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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