# Accident 20000330043869A: Cessna 172P, Saratoga Spring, NY, March 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2000, 14:30 local time
- Place: Saratoga Spring, NY
- Airport: Saratoga County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9992° N, 73.8506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9992&lon=-73.8506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98574, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98574-2000-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 498 total, 175 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000330043869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AN APPARENT LOSS OF CONTROL ON DEPARTURE LED TO AN INDUCED STALL/SPIN AT LOW ALTITUDE WHICH WAS NOT RECOVERABLE.

## 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 NYC00FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA106), Mar 30, 2000: Cessna 172P (N98574), Ballston Spa, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of control for undetermined reason(s).

## Other reports on N98574 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960428027789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960428027789A), Apr 28, 1996: Cessna 172P (N98574), Rutland, VT, Substantial damage. Flared too high on landing. Stalled impacted runway on nose gear. Report control lost due turbulence. Wind light.

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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