# Accident 19941130040079A: Cessna 172, Lawton, OK, November 30, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lawton, OK
- Airport: Jerry-Wright Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8000° N, 98.6298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8000&lon=-98.6298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7099A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7099A-1996-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 277 total, 193 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941130040079A

## Narrative

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

LANDED INTO WIND DOWNHILL. TURNED AROUND TRIED TO TAKEOFF DOWNWIND AND UPSLOPE. LIFTED. SETTLED OFF END RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW95LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA057), Nov 30, 1994: Cessna 172 (N7099A), Lawton, OK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF RESULTING IN A STALL. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE DOWNWIND RUNWAY AND HIS FAILURE TO USE ALL AVAILABBLE RUNWAY.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.