# Accident 19940717018499A: Cessna 172M, Sacramento, CA, July 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1994, 11:15 local time
- Place: Sacramento, CA
- Airport: Natomas Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6393° N, 121.5394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6393&lon=-121.5394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1259U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1259U-1997-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 146 total, 24 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940717018499A

## Narrative

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

MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO TAKEOFF. BECAME AIRBORNE, STEEP NOSE ATTITUDE. DOWNWIND TURN. NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. ENGINE POPPED

## 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 LAX94FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA289), Jul 17, 1994: Cessna 172M (N1259U), Sacramento, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering after takeoff and his failure to retract the flaps prior to departure. A factor in this accident was the pilot's lack of…

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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