# Accident 19921007041269A: Cessna 172N, Apex, NC, October 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1992, 12:25 local time
- Place: Apex, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7194° N, 78.8398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7194&lon=-78.8398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4874D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4874D-1999-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 24 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921007041269A

## Narrative

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

TRIED GO AROUND NEAR END OF PRIVATE STRIP. RAN OFF END. NOSED OVER IN A DITCH. FACTORS DOWNHILL AND DOWNWIND.

## 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 ATL93LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA005), Oct 7, 1992: Cessna 172N (N4874D), Apex, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND HIS INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH RESULTED IN THE OVERRUN OF THE RUNWAY. FACTORS WERE THE TAIL WIND CONDITIONS, AND THE DOWNHILL,…

## Other reports on N4874D (1)

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

- [Accident 19970410005689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970410005689A), Apr 10, 1997: Cessna 172N (N4874D), Lawrenceville, GA, Substantial damage. Third solo. Encountered gusty winds on approach. Tried go around. Hit by gust raising flaps. Impacted. Nosed over. (-23) pilot palmer was on his second solo…

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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