# Accident 19951016032729A: Cessna 172G, Wilkes-Barre, PA, October 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1995, 16:30 local time
- Place: Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Airport: Wilkes Barre-Wyoming Valley Ar
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2403° N, 75.8697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2403&lon=-75.8697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3773L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3773L-2002-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 160 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951016032729A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED LEFT ON LIFTOFF. WING HIT AND 172 CARTWHEELED. WIND GUST. SURPRISED STUDENT. CFI FIRST INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT.

## 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 NYC96LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA009), Oct 16, 1995: Cessna 172G (N3773L), Wilkes-Barre, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight. Contributing factors were the instructor's inexperience and the student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.

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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