# Accident 19921029047699A: Cessna 172M, South Charlesto, WV, October 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1992, 15:15 local time
- Place: South Charlesto, WV
- Airport: Mallory Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7405° N, 81.8408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7405&lon=-81.8408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20493, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20493-2013-06-14) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 225 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921029047699A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TREE ON TAKEOFF. PILOT ATTENTION DIVERTED TO TRIM WHEEL. FAILED MAINTAIN CONTROL.

## 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 NYC93LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA035), Oct 29, 1992: Cessna 172M (N20493), Mallory, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE DEPARTING THE RUNWAY AND STRIKING A TREE.

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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