# Accident 19920918037799A: Cessna 172P, Leavenworth, WA, September 18, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1992, 13:10 local time
- Place: Leavenworth, WA
- Airport: Lake Wenatche State Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8106° N, 120.8592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8106&lon=-120.8592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62036, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62036-1993-01-28) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 75 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920918037799A

## Narrative

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

SLOWED BY SAND ON RUNWAY. LIFTED NEAR END. BELOW POWER CURVE. STALL MUSHED INTO TREES AND BURNED.

## 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 SEA92LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA206), Sep 18, 1992: Cessna 172P (N62036), Leavenworth, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PREMATURE LIFT OFF BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE SOFT, ROUGH TURF AIRSTRIP AND THE HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

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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