# Accident 19920302004829A: Cessna 172P, North Topsail B, NC, March 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1992, 11:20 local time
- Place: North Topsail B, NC
- Airport: North Topsail Shores Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4897° N, 77.5505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4897&lon=-77.5505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65988, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65988-1992-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 5 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920302004829A

## Narrative

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

OVER GROSS WEIGHT. DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY ALIGNMENT ON TAKEOFF. NOSE HIGH CLIMB BARELY CLEARED OBSTACLES. STALLED.

## 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 ATL92FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA053), Mar 2, 1992: Cessna 172P (N65988), N Topsail Beach, NC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN AND/OR MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND COLLISION WITH THE GROUND. FACTORS WERE: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO…

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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