# Accident 19950620048899A: Cessna 172N, Factoryville, PA, June 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1995, 19:39 local time
- Place: Factoryville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5600° N, 75.7799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5600&lon=-75.7799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4876F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4876F) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950620048899A

## Narrative

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

(-16) STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS SOLO UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF HIS CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE STUDENT ON TAKEOFF, THOUGHT HE HAD AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND TRIED TO GET BACK ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD, CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE WALL. NO PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE WAS FOUND.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 BFO95LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA069), Jun 20, 1995: Cessna 172N (N4876F), Factoryville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the subsequent hard landing by the student pilot.

## Other reports on N4876F (2)

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

- [Accident 20170719018609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170719018609A), Jul 19, 2017: Cessna 172N (N4876F), Factoryville, PA, Substantial damage. The pilot stated that he landed down wind and should have performed a go around. The aircraft did not have full flaps deployed. The aircraft landed with…
- [Incident 19950503015229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950503015229I), May 3, 1995: Cessna 172N (N4876F), State College, PA, Minor damage. Taxied behind a DC8 that was doing full power runup. Blown almost over. Left wing tip and prop damaged.

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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