# Accident 19970507039819A: Cessna 172N, El Monte, CA, May 7, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1997, 13:38 local time
- Place: El Monte, CA
- Airport: El Monte Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0860° N, 118.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0860&lon=-118.0348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6469D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6469D-2003-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970507039819A

## Narrative

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

BELIEVED ATC SAID ABORT ON TAKEOFF. DID SO LATE. RAN OFF END RUNWAY. HIT FENCE. NO ABORT WAS GIVEN.

## 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 LAX97LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA199), May 7, 1997: Cessna 172N (N6469D), El Monte, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's misunderstanding of the controller's clearance during an aborted touch-and-go landing.

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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