# Accident 19920919037619A: Cessna 172M, Picayune, MS, September 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1992, 17:30 local time
- Place: Picayune, MS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5192° N, 89.6697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5192&lon=-89.6697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9578H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9578H-1992-10-26) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 2 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920919037619A

## Narrative

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

STALLED INTO TREES IN SLOW FLIGHT,FLAPS DOWN,LOOKING FOR DEER SIGHTS. HAD UNAUTHORIZED PASSENGER ONBOARD.

## 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 MIA92LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA185), Sep 19, 1992: Cessna 172M (N9578H), Picayune, MS, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED (VSO) WHILE CONDUCTING SLOW FLIGHT AT A LOW ALTITUDE. THIS RESULTED IN AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL (STALL) AND SUBSEQUENT IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH…

## Other reports on N9578H (1)

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

- [Incident 19880124011779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880124011779I), Jan 24, 1988: Cessna 172M (N9578H), Atmore, AL, Minor damage. Encountered IFR conditions en route. Performed an emergency landing. Hit a fence on rollout. Nose gear damaged.

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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