# Accident 19930314005039A: Cessna 172M, Overbrook, OK, March 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1993, 18:45 local time
- Place: Overbrook, OK
- Airport: Lake Murray State Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0599° N, 97.1391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0599&lon=-97.1391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9689H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9689H-1994-06-22) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 281 total, 38 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930314005039A

## Narrative

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

ABORTED TAKEOFF ROLL AFTER UNABLE TO ROTATE. RAN OFF END RUNWAY INTO DITCH. ELEVATOR TRIM FULL NOSE DOWN.

## 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 FTW93LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA104), Mar 15, 1993: Cessna 172M (N9689H), Overbrook, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS PROPERLY SET FOR TAKEOFF AND HIS DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF

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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