# Accident 19900831037859A: Cessna 172N, Marietta, OK, August 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1990, 21:45 local time
- Place: Marietta, OK
- Airport: Mcgehee Catfish Restaurant
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9293° N, 97.1201° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9293&lon=-97.1201&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6434J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6434J-1990-10-31) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 27 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900831037859A

## Narrative

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

HOT DAY AND LOADED NEAR GROSS WEIGHT FAILED TO CLEAR TREES AT END OF SOD STRIP.

## 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 FTW90LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA174), Sep 1, 1990: Cessna C172N (N6434J), Marietta, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN THE PROPER CLIMB RATE AFTER TAKEOFF RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDING WITH TREES AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. CONTRIBUING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT IN…

## Other reports on N6434J (1)

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

- [Accident 19890525013849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890525013849A), May 25, 1989: Cessna 172N (N6434J), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Taxied at night onto a road by mistake. Wing hit pole, aircraft hit ditch. No taxiway lights or marked restrictions

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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