# Accident 20000205011769A: Cessna 172N, St Louis, MO, February 5, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2000, 09:48 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6508° N, 90.5302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6508&lon=-90.5302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738EJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738EJ-2015-05-14) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000205011769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE EXECUTING A TOUCH AND GO MANUEVER THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF A/C DURING ACCELERATION ON TAKEOFF. A/D DEPARTED THE RUNWAY WITH TAKEOFF POWER APPLIED BUT BELOW SPEED FOR TAKEOFF. PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF WHILE IN THE SOD AREA ADJACENT TO RUNWAY AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW THE A/C, CROSSED A TAXIWAY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND A/C SUBSTRUCTURE.

## 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 CHI00LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA065), Feb 5, 2000: Cessna 172 (N738EJ), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional control during the takeoff portion of a touch and go landing.

## Other reports on N738EJ (1)

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

- [Accident 20040207005729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040207005729A), Feb 7, 2004: Cessna 172N (N738EJ), Cahokia, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) Upon the completion of two (2) touch & go takeoff and landings, instructor pilot (ip) and student remained in the traffic pattern for their third…

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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