# Accident 19921119047439A: Cessna 172G, Huntsville, AL, November 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 1992, 20:02 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Moontown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7192° N, 86.4808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7192&lon=-86.4808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5952R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5952R-1994-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 13 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921119047439A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. AIRCRAFT ROLLED AND DIVED STRAIGHT INTO GROUND. DEPARTED 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 ATL93FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA025), Nov 20, 1992: Cessna 172 (N5952R), Brownsboro, AL, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO EVALUATE THE WIND CONDITIONS AND TOOK OFF WITH A TAILWIND WHICH RESULTED IN THE COLLISION WITH A TREE ON THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. FACTORS WERE DARK NIGHT AND TAILWIND.

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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