# Accident 19951226042519A: Cessna 172M, Excelsior, MO, December 26, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1995, 22:15 local time
- Place: Excelsior, MO
- Airport: Excelsior Springs Memorial Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3508° N, 94.2295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3508&lon=-94.2295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172DA-2012-02-29) (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 O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 201 total, 111 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951226042519A

## Narrative

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

LOCATED AIRPORT AFTER BEING LOST. TRIED FIVE TIMES LAND DOWNWIND THEN BEGAN BELATED GO AROUND AND STRUCK TREES.

## 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 CHI96LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA062), Dec 27, 1995: Cessna 172M (N172DA), Excelsior Sprg, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of the wrong runway for landing and the delayed aborted landing. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind condition and the pilot's inadequate level-off.

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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