# Accident 19960814022629A: Cessna 172Q, Kayenta, AZ, August 14, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1996, 10:30 local time
- Place: Kayenta, AZ
- Airport: Kayenta Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6399° N, 110.1803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6399&lon=-110.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65963, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65963-1997-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172Q (registry code 2072437, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172Q
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 88 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960814022629A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED AFTER LIFTOFF DURING CLIMBING TURN. IMPACTED GROUND HALF MILE FROM RUNWAY. NEAR GROSS, HIGH DENSITY ALTITUD

## 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 LAX96LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA306), Aug 14, 1996: Cessna 172Q (N65963), Kayenta, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to adhere to the manufacturer's performance data by not maintaining the recommended best rate of climb speed, resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush event. The high density…

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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