# Accident 19940524012319A: Cessna 172N, Fredericksburg, VA, May 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1994, 13:00 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, VA
- Airport: Shannon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2669° N, 77.4492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHANNON (EZF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2669&lon=-77.4492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737SE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737SE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940524012319A

## Narrative

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

RUNWAY CLOSED. USED GRASS. PREMATURE LIFTOFF RESULTED IN STALL MUSH BACK TO RUNWAY. ABORTED. VEERED INTO EMBANKMENT

## 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 NYC94LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA092), May 24, 1994: Cessna 172N (N737SE), Fredericksburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's premature lift-off, resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush back onto the runway, and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted takeoff, which resulted in the…

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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