# Accident 19940910026459A: Cessna 172P, Warrenton, MO, September 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1994, 08:00 local time
- Place: Warrenton, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8208° N, 91.1399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8208&lon=-91.1399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98525, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98525) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 74 total, 11 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940910026459A

## Narrative

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

LANDED BY ERROR IN CORNFIELD IN STEAD OF PRIVATE STRIP. TRIED TAKEOFF. UNABLE. ABORTED. FAILED CUT POWER. HIT 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 CHI94LA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA324), Sep 10, 1994: Cessna 172 (N98525), Warrenton, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to use the proper procedure for an aborted takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were the trees, the pilot's poor preflight/preparation, and the pilot's selection of…

## Other reports on N98525 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880309006369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880309006369A), Mar 9, 1988: Cessna 172P (N98525), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Blown over trying to taxi unaided after landing in wind gusts up to 50 knots. Student solo cross country.

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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