# Accident 19970409005499A: Cessna 172N, Anapolis, MD, April 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1997
- Place: Anapolis, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 38.8998° N, 76.5390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8998&lon=-76.5390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739AH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739AH-1997-09-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970409005499A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING GO AROUND ON RUNWAY 30 WHEN IT CRASHED IN A CORN FIELD.

## 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 IAD97LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA063), Apr 9, 1997: Cessna 172N (N739AH), Annapolis, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to raise the flaps during the go-around. Factors involved were the high wind conditions and the pilot's failure to remove the carburetor heat.

## Other reports on N739AH (1)

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

- [Incident 19940616026319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940616026319I), Jun 16, 1994: Cessna 172N (N739AH), Ft Meade, MD. Student with CFI veered off runway on landing. Struck runway light.

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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