# Accident 19940716018489A: Cessna R172K, Tremont City, OH, July 16, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1994, 10:07 local time
- Place: Tremont City, OH
- Airport: Mad River Inc Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0195° N, 83.8399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0195&lon=-83.8399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1124V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1124V-1996-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 2,610 total, 470 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940716018489A

## Narrative

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

PLANE HAD DOOR REMOVED FOR JUMPERS. WAS OVER GROSS. ADDED DRAG ALSO A FACTOR. NOT TESTED DOOR OFF.FAA WAIVER ISSUED

## 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 NYC94FA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94FA128), Jul 16, 1994: Cessna K172R (N1124V), Tremont City, OH, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION.

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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