# Accident 19950601019909A: Cessna 172N, Head Waters, VA, June 1, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1995, 17:30 local time
- Place: Head Waters, VA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3694° N, 79.3803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3694&lon=-79.3803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3065E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3065E) (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 O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950601019909A

## Narrative

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

SURVEYING PROPERTY, LANDED AT ABANDONED STRIP IN TALL GRASS. MOWED AREA TO DEPART. UNABLE. 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 BFO95LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA054), Jun 1, 1995: Cessna 172N (N3065E), Head Waters, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's poor planning/decision making in the attempted departure. Contributing factors are the wet, recently mowed grass airstrip, and the embankment/downhill grade encountered during the aborted…

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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