# Accident 19950327005729A: Cessna R172E, Gladewater, TX, March 27, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1995, 09:00 local time
- Place: Gladewater, TX
- Airport: Gladewater Munu Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5400° N, 94.9409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5400&lon=-94.9409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1438Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1438Z-1997-04-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950327005729A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMBOUT PERFORMED A WING OVER. STALLED AND DIVED IN. HAD HISTORY OF PRIOR SHOWOFF LOW ALTITUDE MANEUVERS.

## 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 FTW95FA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA147), Mar 27, 1995: Cessna R172E (N1438Z), Gladewater, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE STALL SPEED, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S PERFORMANCE OF AN ABRUPT MANEUVER IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N1438Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19810513034329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810513034329I), May 13, 1981: Cessna T41A (N1438Z), Lake Minchumina, AK, Minor damage. During takeoff roll seat not latched and it slid back. Aircraft stalled in from 20 feet.

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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