# Accident 19990916040609A: Cessna 172H, Plattsburg, MO, September 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1999, 18:15 local time
- Place: Plattsburg, MO
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5593° N, 94.4597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5593&lon=-94.4597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1406F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1406F-2000-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99FA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990916040609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACFT ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR GROSS WEIGHT AT TIEM OF DEPARTURE. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF, ACFT DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR-VERTICAL ATTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE PAST THE DEPARTURE END OF SOUTH RUNWAY (5MO).  INITIAL ENGINE INSPECTION REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES.

## 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 CHI99FA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA341), Sep 16, 1999: Cessna 172H (N1406F), Plattsburg, MO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the initial climb. A factor relating to this accident was the inadvertent stall/spin.

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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