# Accident 19920712055079A: Cessna 172M, Bedford, PA, July 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1992, 23:20 local time
- Place: Bedford, PA
- Airport: Bedford Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0102° N, 78.5006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0102&lon=-78.5006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61941, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61941-1995-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 73 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920712055079A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON DARK NIGHT GO AROUND AFTER A BOUNCED LANDING.

## 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 BFO92LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA097), Jul 13, 1992: Cessna 172M (N61941), Bedford, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL.

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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