Accident · 2002-10-17

NTSB case ATL03LA005 · Cessna 172 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2002-10-17
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172 (N903WA)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot' inadequate evaluation of weather information, and the selection of the wrong runway that resulted in an attempted takeoff with a tailwind and the subsequent loss of control during takeoff.

Source: NTSB case ATL03LA005

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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