# Accident 19960520010909A: Cessna 172D, Villa Rica, CA, May 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1996
- Place: Villa Rica, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 33.7296° N, 84.9192° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7296&lon=-84.9192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2814U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2814U-1997-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960520010909A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TOUCH AND GO LANDING, DIN'T RETRACT FLAPS, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, STALLED AND HIT TREES ON LEFT OF RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA96LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA143), May 20, 1996: Cessna 172D (N2814U), Vilarica, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (VSO) during a go-around resulting in an in-flight loss of control (inadvertent stall), and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain. Contributing…

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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