NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW84LA241
Registry · N55350
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 172P
Year of manufacture
1982 · 2 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O-320-D2J (160 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20191001
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A70DB0
Registrant of record
HAPS AIR INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
PLT STATED THE ACFT NOSE RAISED UP BEFORE TAKEOFF SPEED HAD BEEN REACHED. CONTROL OF THE ACFT WAS LOST AND IT DESCENDED INTO A FIELD APRX 500 FT OFF THE END OF THE RWY IN AN AREA OF UNIMPROVED TERRAIN. PLT LATER REPORTED THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS SET IN THE FULL NOSE UP POSITION DURING THE TAKEOFF. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1984_FTW84LA241.txt.
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