# Accident 20020530013029A: Cessna 172, Carey, ID, May 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2002, 16:58 local time
- Place: Carey, ID
- Airport: Carey
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4791° N, 113.8700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4791&lon=-113.8700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7225A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7225A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020530013029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DEPARTURE FROM THE CAREY, IDAHO AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT INITIAL CLIMB WAS SHALLOW AND AT AN ALTITUDE OF 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE PILOT EXPERIENCED THE APPROACH TO A STALL. THE NOSE WAS LOWERED TO PREVENT A STALL AND THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED STRIKING A LARGE TREE WITH THE LEFT WING. THE FORWARD MOTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED 180 DEGREES AND STRUCK THE GROUND VERTICALLY.

## 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 SEA02LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA090), May 30, 2002: Cessna 172 (N7225A), Carey, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during takeoff.

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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