# Accident 19960429008889A: Cessna 172RG, Duanesburg, NY, April 29, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1996, 16:36 local time
- Place: Duanesburg, NY
- Airport: Duanesburg Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7593° N, 74.1306° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7593&lon=-74.1306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9678B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9678B-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,169 total, 257 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960429008889A

## Narrative

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

NEAR GROSS PROP NOT FULL RPM ON TAKEOFF. CRASHED INTO TREES. DISTRACTED BY DOG CHOKING IN REAR SEAT. STALLED.

## 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 NYC96FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA094), Apr 29, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N9678B), Duanesburg, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to attain adequate airspeed (or abort the takeoff while there was sufficient runway remaining), which resulted in a stall after liftoff and collision with the terrain. A factor…

## Other reports on N9678B (2)

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

- [Incident 19840304021079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840304021079I), Mar 4, 1984: Cessna 172RG (N9678B), Westerly, RI, Minor damage. Student accidently lifted gear switch. Then slammed it back down. The nose gear collapsed. CFI vigilance lacking.
- [Accident 19820303002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820303002219A), Mar 3, 1982: Cessna 172RG (N9678B), Palmer, MA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck rise in runway causing premature liftoff. Wind drifted airplane into snowbank off side of runway.

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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