# Accident 19910625023879A: Cessna 172M, Beckley, WV, June 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1991, 04:15 local time
- Place: Beckley, WV
- Airport: Raleigh County Memorial
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7410° N, 81.1492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7410&lon=-81.1492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20430, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20430-1996-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 30 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910625023879A

## Narrative

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

MUSHED INTO TREES ON CLIMBOUT. NO DEFECTS FOUND. POSSIBLE PREMATURE LIFTOFF BEHIND POWER CURVE.

## 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 BFO91LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA058), Jun 25, 1991: Cessna 172M (N20430), Beckley, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE FLYING SPEED.

## Other reports on N20430 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770829032459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770829032459A), Aug 29, 1977: Cessna 172M (N20430), Manchester, KY

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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