# Accident 19940806020659A: Cessna 172RG, Pittstown, NJ, August 6, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1994, 13:00 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Airport: Alexandria Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5876° N, 75.0194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALEXANDRIA (N85), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5876&lon=-75.0194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9686B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9686B-1995-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 80 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940806020659A

## Narrative

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

PREMATURE LIFTOFF. MUSHED INTO TREES OFF END RUNWAY. NEVER RAISED LANDING GEAR. SIGHTSEEING RIDES AT AN AIR SHOW.

## 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 NYC94LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA151), Aug 6, 1994: Cessna 172RG (N9686B), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S PREMATURE LIFT OFF AND FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED.

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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