# Accident 19940625016819A: Cessna 172P, Kill Devil Hill, NC, June 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1994, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kill Devil Hill, NC
- Airport: First Flight Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0704° N, 75.7095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0704&lon=-75.7095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54920, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54920-2013-08-15) (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 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 110 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940625016819A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE LANDING. BOUNCED ZIG ZAGGED. BEGAN GO AROUND. STALL MUSHED INTO TREES.

## 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 ATL94LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA125), Jun 25, 1994: Cessna 172 (N54920), Kitty Hawk, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS, HIS IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING, AND THE INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS WERE THE WIND CONDITIONS AND THE TREES THAT BOUNDED 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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