# Accident 19950407007319A: Cessna 172M, Eldersburg, MD, April 7, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1995, 17:30 local time
- Place: Eldersburg, MD
- Airport: Hoby Wolf Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3710° N, 76.9690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3710&lon=-76.9690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20819, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20819-2013-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950407007319A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON A BELATED DOWNWIND LANDING GO AROUND. FACTORS CARB HEAT ON. GROSS WEIGHT AND PILOTS USED TO EXTRA POWER.

## 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 BFO95FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95FA045), Apr 7, 1995: Cessna 172M (N20819), Eldersburg, MD, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER AIRSPEED. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REMOVE CARBURETOR HEAT DURING THE GO-AROUND AND THE PRESENCE OF A TAILWIND.

## Other reports on N20819 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920312008009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920312008009I), Mar 12, 1992: Cessna 172M (N20819), Westminister, MD, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on a crosswind landing.

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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