# Accident 19950610016379A: Cessna 172N, Big Bear, CA, June 10, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1995, 08:15 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2594° N, 116.8391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2594&lon=-116.8391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739NN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739NN) (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
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 15 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950610016379A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT WAS ON A VFR CROSS COUNTRY WITH A PLANNED ENROUTE DESTINATION OF BIG BEAR CITY AIRPORT (L35). AIRCRAFT WAS MANEUVERED FOR A TOUCH AND GO LANDING TO RUNWAY 26. AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG AND DURING THE ATTEMPTED TOUCH AND GO, THE PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ACCELERATING SO AS TO ALLOW A SAFE TAKE OFF IN THE REMAINING DISTANCE. PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKE OFF WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE END OF RUNWAY 26 OFF THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, STOPPING IN A SMALL POND IN APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET OF WATER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## 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 LAX95LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA323), Jun 10, 1995: Cessna 172N (N739NN), Big Bear, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff attempt, which was necessitated by his failure to properly lean the fuel mixture. The pilot's limited experience in small…

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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