# Accident 19910913039959A: Cessna 172G, Summerton, SC, September 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1991, 09:15 local time
- Place: Summerton, SC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6005° N, 80.3509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6005&lon=-80.3509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4184L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4184L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,750 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910913039959A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED ON TAKEOFF,ROTATED EARLY TO AVOID RUNWAY EDGE.STALLED TRYING TO AVOID A TREE. FIVE KNOT TAILWIND NO HELP.

## 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 ATL91LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA173), Sep 13, 1991: Cessna 172G (N4184L), Summerton, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS AT THE AIRSTRIP. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE QUARTERING TAILWIND AND THE WET FIELD CONDITIONS AT THE AIRSTRIP.

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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