# Accident 19950116000479A: Cessna 172N, Meridianville, AL, January 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1995, 16:00 local time
- Place: Meridianville, AL
- Airport: Madison County Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GKCS
- Location: 34.8695° N, 86.5690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8695&lon=-86.5690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739RN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739RN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950116000479A

## Narrative

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

ON FIRST SOLO LANDING LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ATL95LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA041), Jan 16, 1995: Cessna 172N (N739RN), Meridianville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft.

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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