# Accident 19990711017439A: Cessna 172N, Faribault, MN, July 11, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1999, 07:30 local time
- Place: Faribault, MN
- Airport: Faribault Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2904° N, 93.2707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2904&lon=-93.2707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4886G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4886G) (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: 100 total, 38 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990711017439A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 11, 1999, AT 0800 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N4886G, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND A COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN WHILE TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 30 AT THE FARIBAULT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, AND THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED INTO THE GRASS ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY WHERE IT NOSED DOWN IN A SMALL GULLY.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WHICH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED NORMAL OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE.  THE WINDS REPORTED AT THE  AIRPORT 25 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 230 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS.

## 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 CHI99LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA224), Jul 11, 1999: Cessna 172N (N4886G), Faribault, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff ground run.

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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