# Accident 19920401007879A: Cessna 172B, Scottsville, TX, April 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Scottsville, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5404° N, 94.2393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5404&lon=-94.2393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7492X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7492X-1993-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 321 total, 162 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920401007879A

## Narrative

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

WIND SHIFT ON TAKEOFF LIFTED WING TO NEAR VERTICAL CAUSING OTHER WING TO HIT GROUND. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED.

## 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 FTW92LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA088), Apr 1, 1992: Cessna 172B (N7492X), Scottsville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOTS' INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR UNFAVORABLE WINDSHIFT. A FACATOR WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND.

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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