# Accident 19930925036369A: Cessna 172, Emporia, VA, September 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1993, 17:00 local time
- Place: Emporia, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 36.6900° N, 77.5299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6900&lon=-77.5299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9841L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9841L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930925036369A

## Narrative

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

MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A COUNTRY ROAD, THEN CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF.

## 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 BFO93LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA184), Sep 25, 1993: Cessna 172 (N9841L), Emporia, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A TAKEOFF. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S DELAY IN INITIATING AN ABORTED 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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