# Accident 19991209046289A: Cessna 172M, Pikeville, NC, December 9, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1999, 14:00 local time
- Place: Pikeville, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4903° N, 77.9801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4903&lon=-77.9801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9234H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9234H-2013-09-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,182 total, 4,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991209046289A

## Narrative

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

(.4) ON DECEMBER 9, 1999, ABOUT 1400 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N9234H, REGISTERED TO CARLINA, INC., DBA FIRST IN FLIGHT AVIATION, EXPERIENCED AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN NEAR PIKEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 18 MINUTES EARLIER FROM THE GOLDSBORO-WAYNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA.

## 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 MIA00LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA046), Dec 9, 1999: Cessna 172M (N9234H), Pikeville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate supervision of the private-rated pilot by the certified flight instructor for allowing the airplane to impact terrain during a simulated forced landing procedure to an open field.

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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