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Aviation accident ERA23LA229
SERS · CESSNA 172 · 2023-05-11 · South Bethlehem, NY, USA
Event
- NTSB number
ERA23LA229- Event ID
20230512149068- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2023-05-11
- Location
- South Bethlehem, NY, USA
- Coordinates
- 42.560722, -73.833944
Injuries
- Highest injury
- SERS
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Minor
- 1
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 3
Aircraft
- Make
- CESSNA
- Model
- 172
- Registration
- N1596E
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper decision to attempt an intersection takeoff in a tailwind when the full runway in the opposite, headwind direction was available.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown