# Accident 19940512010699A: Cessna 172P, Arlington, TX, May 12, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1994, 21:06 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6599° N, 97.1605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6599&lon=-97.1605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98723, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98723-1996-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 4,029 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940512010699A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON NIGHT CLIMBOUT. USING NON FLYING MEDICATION. NIGHT CURRENCY NOT ADDRESSED OR IFR CURRENCY EITHER.

## 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 FTW94FA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA155), May 13, 1994: Cessna 172P (N98723), Arlington, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT.

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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