# Accident 19920511014409A: Cessna R172K, Milton, DE, May 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1992, 15:30 local time
- Place: Milton, DE
- Airport: Eagle Crest-Hudson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7692° N, 75.3094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7692&lon=-75.3094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4695K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4695K-2014-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360KB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 250 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920511014409A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO LOWER NOSE HIGH POSITION. ON TAKEOFF REDUCED POWER TOO LATE. STALLED. INDICATES FAILED TO SET TRIM.

## 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 BFO92LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA060), May 11, 1992: Cessna 172XP (N4695K), Milton, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED FOR CLIMB.

## Other reports on N4695K (1)

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

- [Incident 19800307028859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800307028859I), Mar 7, 1980: Cessna R172K (N4695K), Farmingdale, NY. Precautionary landing due to smoke in cockpit. Missing rocker box cover allowed oil to drip on exhaust system.

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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