# Accident 19900609019919A: Cessna 172P, Redding, CA, June 9, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Benton Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5998° N, 122.4607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5998&lon=-122.4607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N216PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N216PB-2013-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 252 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900609019919A

## Narrative

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

ROTATED PREMATURLY ON TAKEOFF. LOST CONTROL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND STRUCK A PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX90LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA216), Jun 9, 1990: Cessna 172P (N216PB), Redding, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTION CONTROL. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S PREMATURE ROTATION DURING THE TAKEOFF AND THE FAILURE TO TAKE THE NECESSARY…

## Other reports on N216PB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000428005799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000428005799A), Apr 28, 2000: Cessna 172P (N216PB), Chester, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. (-23) Cessna 172, N216PB collided with lake almanor under unkown circumstances. The private pilot and his three passengers received fatal injuries. The…

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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