# Accident 19950908033139A: Cessna 172N, Kerrville, TX, September 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1995, 23:00 local time
- Place: Kerrville, TX
- Airport: Kerrville Municipal/Louis Schreiner
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0397° N, 99.1300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0397&lon=-99.1300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4918G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4918G-2016-06-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 604 total, 114 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA386) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950908033139A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL NIGHT CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE PILOT TAXIED FROM THE RAMP LOCATED NEAR THE HELIPAD TO RUNWAY 20 VIA THE TAXIWAY THAT CROSSES NEAR THE MIDPOINT OF THE RUNWAY. INSTEAD OF TURNING RIGHT ONTO RUNWAY 20 AND BACK TAXIING TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE TURNED LEFT AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF USING APPROXIMATLY 1,300 FEET OF THE 4,050-FOOT RUNWAY. AFTER REALIZING HE WAS RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY, THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET BEYOND THE RUNWAY IN A DITCH.

## 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 FTW95LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA386), Sep 9, 1995: Cessna 172N (N4918G), Kerrville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and his failure to use all the available runway. A factor was the dark night.

## Other reports on N4918G (2)

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

- [Incident 20111220028129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111220028129I), Dec 20, 2011: Cessna 172N (N4918G), Spring Branch, TX, Minor damage. Pilot stated he was in bound to ksat (san antonio int.) From kact (waco) on a VFR part 91 pleasure flight; at 1600 hours he stated he started to have…
- [Accident 20000628010849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000628010849A), Jun 28, 2000: Cessna 172N (N4918G), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot stated that while practicing different maneuvers for his check ride the next morning, the aircraft ran out of fuel. The pilot landed…

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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