# Accident 19940905025109A: Cessna 172RG, Truckee, CA, September 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1994, 10:44 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3303° N, 120.2399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3303&lon=-120.2399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3745B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3745B-1995-11-14) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 288 total, 11 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940905025109A

## Narrative

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

STALLED FROM NOSE HIGH CLIMBING TURN. NEAR GROSS WEIGHT AND AFT CG. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE. TRIM NOSE HIGH FACTORS.

## 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 LAX94FA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA353), Sep 5, 1994: Cessna 172RG (N3745B), Truckee, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED TO CLIMB AFTER TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE GROUND. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: HIGH…

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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