# Accident 19950218002149A: Cessna 172K, Holland, MI, February 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Holland, MI
- Airport: Park Township Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7708° N, 86.0994° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7708&lon=-86.0994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79569, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79569-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 805 total, 525 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950218002149A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ATTEMPTED QUARTERING DOWNWIND TAKEOFF SUPERVISED BY CFI. LOST CONTROL. STRUCK SNOWBANK. NOSED OVER. (-23) THE STUDENT PILOT, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF HER INSTRUCTOR, WAS ATTEMTPING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF WITH A RIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOW BANK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND FLIPPED 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 CHI95LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA088), Feb 18, 1995: Cessna 172 (N79569), Holland, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: delayed remedial action by the flight instructor. Factors in the accident were the student pilot not maintaining directional control once airborne.

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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