# Accident 19960930040649A: Cessna 172M, Cedar City, UT, September 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1996, 19:00 local time
- Place: Cedar City, UT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5908° N, 113.1901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5908&lon=-113.1901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5459H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5459H) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 191 total, 113 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960930040649A

## Narrative

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

LOADED AFT OF CG LIMITS FLAPS FULLDOWN. PITCHED UP NOSE HIGH. EARLY LIFTOFF. ABORTED. LANDED ON NOSE.OVERRAN 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 SEA96LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA221), Oct 1, 1996: Cessna 172M (N5459H), Cedar City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to attain proper airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in a premature lift-off and an encounter with the terrain during the aborted landing. Excessive extension of the wing…

## Other reports on N5459H (1)

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

- [Incident 19780803049439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780803049439I), Aug 3, 1978: Cessna 172 (N5459H), El Cajon, CA, Minor damage. Pilot pushing aircraft into parking spot allowed rudder to strike another parked aircraft.

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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