# Accident 19960322004959A: Cessna 172M, Fredricksburg, TX, March 22, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1996, 12:47 local time
- Place: Fredricksburg, TX
- Airport: Gillespie County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2708° N, 98.8693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2708&lon=-98.8693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73356, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73356-2018-01-26) (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: 95 total, 28 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960322004959A

## Narrative

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

LOW AND SLOW ON FINAL THEN BEGAN GO AROUND WINGS ROCKING. STALLED. IMPACTED RUNWAY AND BURNED.

## 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 FTW96LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA152), Mar 22, 1996: Cessna 172M (N73356), Fredericksburg, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach and go-around, which resulted in a stall and subsequent collision with the ground. Factors relating to the accident were: the…

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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