# Incident 19950831036849I: Cessna 172N, Valdosta, GA, August 31, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1995, 19:30 local time
- Place: Valdosta, GA
- Airport: Valdosta Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FCXA
- Location: 30.7815° N, 83.2760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VALDOSTA RGNL (VLD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7815&lon=-83.2760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738YK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738YK-1998-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 5 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950831036849I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON FIRST SOLO SECOND TAKEOFF. STRUCK RUNWAY SIGN.

## Other reports on N738YK (2)

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

- [Accident 19980131000849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980131000849A), Jan 31, 1998: Cessna 172N (N738YK), Valdosta, GA, Substantial damage. Student lost control on spiral descent and impacted ground. Maneuver performed too low for timely recovery. (.4)the student pilot had flown low over his father…
- [Accident 19790218003169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790218003169A), Feb 18, 1979: Cessna 172 (N738YK), Sabin, MN, Substantial damage. Engine stopped on cross-country flight. Landed in deep snow,flipped over. Cause unknown.

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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