# Accident 19920723042449A: Cessna 172M, Twin Hills, AK, July 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1992, 15:30 local time
- Place: Twin Hills, AK
- Airport: Twin Hills
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.2105° N, 160.5393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.2105&lon=-160.5393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5339H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5339H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,127 total, 453 in this make and model, 169 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920723042449A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH FULL FLAPS, SLOW AND NOSE HIGH. DUMPED FLAPS. STALLED. DROPPED LEVEL TO IMPACT OFF END RUNWAY.

## 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 ANC92LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA110), Jul 23, 1992: Cessna 172 (N5339H), Twin Hills, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND NOT FOLLOWING THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN THE PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK.

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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