# Accident 19950718027989A: Cessna 172P, Motley, MN, July 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1995, 18:30 local time
- Place: Motley, MN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3493° N, 94.1897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3493&lon=-94.1897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53716, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53716) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 324 total, 302 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950718027989A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF AT GROSS WEIGHT. LIFTED. LOWERED NOSE TO GAIN SPEED. IMPACTED GRASS STRIP NOSE FIRST. (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED SOFT FIELD TAKE-OFF ON 2900' GRASS RUNWAY. 40' AGL PILOT LOWERED NOSE TO GAIN AIRSPEED. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED ON RUNWAY. 3 PASSENGERS, NO INJURIES, NO FIRE AND NO ELT. PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.

## 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 CHI95LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA233), Jul 18, 1995: Cessna 172 (N53716), Motley, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a soft field takeoff.

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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