# Accident 19940218002729A: Cessna 172M, Ravenna, OH, February 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1994, 13:50 local time
- Place: Ravenna, OH
- Airport: Portage County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1503° N, 81.2405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1503&lon=-81.2405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9101H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9101H-2013-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 87 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940218002729A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TOUCH AND GO IN EXCESSIVE CROSSWIND. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. STRUCK SNOWBANK. NOSED OVER

## 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 BFO94LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA042), Feb 18, 1994: Cessna 172M (N9101H), Ravenna, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF LEADING TO A COLLISION WITH A SNOW BANK WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE NOSING OVER.

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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