# Accident 19970729019919A: Cessna 172P, La Porte, TX, July 29, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1997, 14:30 local time
- Place: La Porte, TX
- Airport: La Porte Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6593° N, 95.0393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6593&lon=-95.0393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52336, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52336-2007-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970729019919A

## Narrative

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

SIDE WINDOW OPENED ON TAKEOFF. LOST CONTROL TRYING CLOSE WINDOW. SLOW STALLED WING HIT. AIRCRAFT FLY WINDOW OPEN. (-23) STUDENT SOLO PRACTICE. ON TAKE OFF ROLL PILOT SIDE WINDOW OPENED. STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE TAKEOFF AND SIMULTANEOUSLY CLOSE WINDOW. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. TAKE OFF INITIATED AT TOO LOW AN AIRSPEED, A/C STALLED, LEFT WING STRUCK GROUND. A/C VEERED OFF RUNWAY, CROSSED TAXIWAY AND STOPPED OFF PAVEMENT. NO PERSONAL INJURIES.

## 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 FTW97LA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA289), Jul 29, 1997: Cessna 172P (N52336), La Porte, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll, as he attempted to close and lock the left cabin window. Factors relating to the accident were: the…

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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