# Accident 19910831037559A: Cessna 172N, Lake City, FL, August 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1991, 13:45 local time
- Place: Lake City, FL
- Airport: Brothers Welcome Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1894° N, 82.6404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1894&lon=-82.6404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737VK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737VK-1991-10-21) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910831037559A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS DEMOSTRATING SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF DOWNWIND AND ON LAST 800 FEET OF RUNWAY. ROTATED NOSE HIGH,STALLED. CRASH

## 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 MIA91LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA213), Aug 31, 1991: Cessna 172N (N737VK), Lake City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING A DEMONSTRATED DOWNWIND SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF. THIS RESULTED IN AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL, STALL, AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

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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