# Accident 19980517009539A: Cessna 172, So Sioux City, NE, May 17, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: So Sioux City, NE
- Airport: Martin Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4595° N, 96.4101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4595&lon=-96.4101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8919B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8919B-1998-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 239 total, 190 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980517009539A

## Narrative

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

ON CLIMB FOLLOWING TOUCH AND GO PILOT LOST CONTROL DUE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WINDS IN THE AREA AT THE TIME.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           (.4)THE PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM A BREAKFAST FLY-IN WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. A WITNESSES REPORTED HE ALERTED THE PILOT OF THE WIND CONDITIONS, WHICH WERE STRONG AND GUSTING FROM THE SOUTH.  THE WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 14, THEN THE PILOT ANNOUNCED HE WAS GOING TO TAKEOFF TO DO THE LANDING OVER AGAIN.  THE AIRPLANE WAS LAST SEEN IN A 'TIGHT POWER TURN' TO THE LEFT AT A POINT NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE THEN STALLED AND IMPACTED THE TERRAIN.  A RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN WAS USED AT THIS AIRPORT FOR RUNWAY 14.

## 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 CHI98FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA165), May 17, 1998: Cessna 172 (N8919B), S. Sioux City, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate flying airspeed during the climbing left turn resulting in a stall condition. Contributing factors were the gusty, crosswind conditions, and the pilot's…

## Other reports on N8919B (1)

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

- [Accident 19790522008359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790522008359A), May 22, 1979: Cessna 172 (N8919B), Sioux Center, IA, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed airplane to balloon off runway during landing roll. Came back down sideways. Flipped over.

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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