# Accident 19940526012649A: Cessna 172N, Hartford, AL, May 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1994, 09:40 local time
- Place: Hartford, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0992° N, 85.6910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0992&lon=-85.6910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73846, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73846) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,430 total, 500 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940526012649A

## Narrative

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

DRIFTED ON APPROACH. CFI TOOK OVER FOR A GO AROUND. BRUSHED TREES AND IMPACTED ROOF OF A MOBILE HOME.

## 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 ATL94LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA107), May 26, 1994: Cessna 172N (N73846), Hartford, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR GUSTING WIND CONDITIONS DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND. FACTORS WERE THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT'S INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF HIS STUDENT, THE GUSTING WIND…

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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