# Accident 19970708047409A: Cessna 182A, Meadville, PA, July 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1997, 15:30 local time
- Place: Meadville, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7092° N, 80.1302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7092&lon=-80.1302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4951D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4951D-1998-01-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970708047409A

## Narrative

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

(-16) AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF FROM CORNFIELD ENSUING POST FLIGHT FIRE CONSUMED AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 NYC97LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA140), Jul 8, 1997: Cessna 182A (N4951D), Hayfield Twnshp, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to attempt a takeoff from unsuitable terrain and failure to maintain airspeed. A factor in this accident was the gusty wind conditions.

## Other reports on N4951D (1)

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

- [Incident 19800921081689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800921081689I), Sep 21, 1980: Cessna 182A (N4951D), Oberlin, OH, Minor damage. Engine quit momentarily after takeoff causing wing to strike a tree. Found water in the fuel.

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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