# Accident 19930718024309A: Cessna 172P, Edgartown, MA, July 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1993, 16:20 local time
- Place: Edgartown, MA
- Airport: Katama Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3585° N, 70.5245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KATAMA AIRPARK (1B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3585&lon=-70.5245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52858, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52858-1997-08-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930718024309A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TAKEOFF DOWNWIND. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO SMALL PINE TREES. SEVERE LEFT MAIN GEAR. 40LBS OVER GROSS WEIGHT.

## 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 BFO93LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA127), Jul 18, 1993: Cessna 172P (N52858), Edgartown, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. OTHER RELATED FACTORS WERE: THE TAILWIND, AND THE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE BEING EXCEEDED.

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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