STOCKTON, CA, USA
N738PS
CESSNA 172N
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AT 50 KTS ROTATION WAS ATTEMPTED BUT UNSUCCESSFUL. AT 70 KTS THE TAKEOFF ABORT WAS INITIATED BY REDUCING POWER. AT THAT TIME THE ACFT 'JUMPED' INTO THE AIR AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE NOSE UP ATTITUDE. THE PILOT THE PUSHED THE YOKE FORWARD AND THE ACFT IMPACTED ON THE RWY NOSE GEAR FIRST. INVESTIGATORS FOUND NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS IN THE FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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