# Accident 19930213002369A: Cessna 172, Weeping Water, NE, February 13, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1993, 14:00 local time
- Place: Weeping Water, NE
- Airport: Browns Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8592° N, 96.1309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8592&lon=-96.1309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6640A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6640A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 844 total, 65 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930213002369A

## Narrative

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

EARLY LIFTOFF FROM SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. DRIFTED. TOUCHED DOWN OFF SIDE RUNWAY. LIFTED BRIEFLY. HIT ROAD AND A FENCE

## 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 CHI93LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA090), Feb 13, 1993: Cessna 172 (N6640A), Weeping Water, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WHEN THE AIRPLANE FIRST TOUCHED DOWN ON THE CLEAR AREA ADJACENT TO THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N6640A (1)

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

- [Accident 19761116037299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761116037299A), Nov 16, 1976: Cessna 172 (N6640A), Fort Scott, KS, Substantial damage. Precautionary landing on roadway after becoming lost.

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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