# Accident 19900728029049A: Cessna 172N, Edinburg, NY, July 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1990, 09:15 local time
- Place: Edinburg, NY
- Airport: Plateau Aky Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2208° N, 74.1698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2208&lon=-74.1698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6251D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6251D-1997-10-14) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 449 total, 124 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900728029049A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES ON TAKEOFF FROM SHORT UPHILL GRASS STRIP. STALLED IT INTO TREES OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC90LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA175), Jul 28, 1990: Cessna 172 (N6251D), Edinburg, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED, THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND DESCENDED INTO TREES, AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.

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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