# Accident 19990906039189A: Cessna 172A, Houston, MS, September 6, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1999, 11:00 local time
- Place: Houston, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8893° N, 88.9997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8893&lon=-88.9997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9785T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9785T-2015-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990906039189A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN TOOK OFF FROM A GRASS STRIP 1600' AT 1100AM DID NOT CLEAR BUSH AT END OF STRIP, LEFT WING HIT BUSH, SLID SIDEWAYS, AND TURNED OVER. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL.  INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGERS MINOR. (.23)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COMPLETED THE ENGINE RUN-UP PROCEDURE AS HE TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF. HE REPORTED THAT ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED NORMAL, BUT HE BELIEVED HE FORGOT TO RETURN THE MAGNETO SWITCH TO THE BOTH POSITION BEFORE ATTEMPTING THE TAKEOFF. HE ALSO SAID, HE AND HIS SON HAD MADE SEVERAL TAKEOFFS FROM THEIR PRIVATE AIRSTRIP AND THEY WERE USUALLY AIRBORNE WITHIN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 1600-SOD AIRSTRIP.  NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT. THE POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE ALSO FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL PROBLEM.

## 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 ATL99LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA123), Sep 6, 1999: Cessna 172 (N9785T), Houston, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to switch the magneto switch to the both position before attempting a takeoff that resulted in the loss of engine power and resulted in the subsequent collision with trees.

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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