# Accident 19960418007869A: Cessna 172A, David City, NE, April 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1996, 18:30 local time
- Place: David City, NE
- Airport: David City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2497° N, 97.1195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2497&lon=-97.1195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7627T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 573 total, 472 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960418007869A

## Narrative

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

SOFT FIELD DEMO. EARLY NOSE HIGH LIFTOFF. PROBLEM GUSTY CROSSWIND. LOST CONTROL. ABORTED. EXITED RUNWAY. NOSED OVER

## 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 CHI96LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA134), Apr 18, 1996: Cessna 172 (N7627T), David City, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the instructor pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft during a soft field takeoff. Factors were the gusting winds and the soft field.

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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