# Accident 19900317004539A: Cessna 172N, Montezuma, GA, March 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1990, 17:00 local time
- Place: Montezuma, GA
- Airport: Dr C P Savage Sr Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2910° N, 84.0198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2910&lon=-84.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734JE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734JE-1992-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,620 total, 175 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900317004539A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STALLED,CRASHED AND BURNED DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB. OBSERVED WOBBLY NOSE HIGH CLIMB PRIOR TO STALL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL90FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA081), Mar 17, 1990: Cessna 172N (N734JE), Montezuma, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED DURING THE TAKEOFF.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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