# Accident 19930616018939A: Cessna 172, St Elmo, AL, June 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1993, 18:18 local time
- Place: St Elmo, AL
- Airport: St Elmo Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5106° N, 88.2708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5106&lon=-88.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8322B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8322B-2014-11-19) (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 O300B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930616018939A

## Narrative

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

WAS SEEN TO MAKE INTERSECTION TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO CLEAR TREES. MADE STEEP TURN AND STRUCK THE TREES.

## 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 ATL93LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA112), Jun 16, 1993: Cessna 172 (N8322B), St. Elmo, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM THE TREES LOCATED NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE ENTIRE RUNWAY FOR THE TAKEOFF, AND THE…

## Other reports on N8322B (1)

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

- [Incident 19920815034729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920815034729I), Aug 15, 1992: Cessna 172 (N8322B), Orlando, FL. Fuel exhaustion. Emergency landing at Orlando. Pilot appeared intoxicated. Refused blood alcohol test.

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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