# Accident 19951009046739A: Cessna 172M, Houston, TX, October 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1995, 17:20 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Sugar Land Municipal/Hull Field Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6102° N, 95.6107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6102&lon=-95.6107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73357, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73357) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951009046739A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. EXITED RUNWAY AND NOSED UP. PILOT REPORTED HE LOST IT LOOKING AT AIRSPEED

## 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 FTW96LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA014), Oct 9, 1995: Cessna 172M (N73357), Sugar Land, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's diverted attention and failure to maintain directional control.

## Other reports on N73357 (1)

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

- [Incident 20090729014569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090729014569I), Jul 29, 2009: Cessna 172M (N73357), Venus, TX, No damage. (-23) The Cessna 172 (N73357) lost power during an instrument training flight. The flight instructor made an off field landing in a large grain field. There…

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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