# Accident 19980706015989A: Cessna 172N, Olive Branch, MS, July 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1998, 07:55 local time
- Place: Olive Branch, MS
- Airport: Olive Branch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9787° N, 89.7869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Olive Branch Airport (OLV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9787&lon=-89.7869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739ZA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739ZA-2013-05-07) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980706015989A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 6, 1998, ABOUT 0755 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N739ZA, VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, HIT A DITCH AND IMPACTED SMALL TREES, WHILE TAKING OFF FROM OLIVE BRANCH AIRPORT IN OLIVE BRANCH MISSISSIPPI. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ON THE EIGHTH DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 18, THE PLANE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT, THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. ACCORDING TO THE FAA, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT, WHEN HE DEPARDTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 18 ON TAKEOFF, AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE AIRPLANE AFTER IMPACTED A DITCH AND SMALL TREES. (-23) STUDENT PILOT ON 2ND SUPERVISED SOLO, LOST CONTROL DURING TAKE OFF PORTION OF TOUCH AND GO PROCEDURE. AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY 18 ON EAST SIDE HIT DITCH AND SMALL TREES AND BUSHES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE - NO INJURY.

## 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 ATL98LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA094), Jul 6, 1998: Cessna 172N (N739ZA), Olive Branch, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.

## Other reports on N739ZA (1)

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

- [Accident 19961124036329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961124036329A), Nov 24, 1996: Cessna 172N (N739ZA), Olive Branch, MS, Substantial damage. Ballooned landing then landed hard causing damage. Improper or no recovery action. (-23) while practicing solo landings on his fourth landing the aircraft…

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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