# Accident 20020804027679A: Cessna 172N, Sidney, NE, August 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2002
- Place: Sidney, NE
- Airport: Sidney Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0998° N, 102.9850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0998&lon=-102.9850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739VN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739VN) (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 CHI02LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020804027679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED A DOWNWIND UPHILL TAKEOFF FROM THE SIDNEY, NEBRASKA AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT ATTAINED AN ESTIMATED ALTITUDE OF 50 FEET, STALLED, CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, LEFT WING LOW, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND GEAR.

## 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 CHI02LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA236), Aug 4, 2002: Cessna 172N (N739VN), Sidney, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining sufficient airspeed during the takeoff, and the inadvertent stall encountered by the pilot. The low altitude was a factor.

## Other reports on N739VN (2)

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

- [Accident 19940727019599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940727019599A), Jul 27, 1994: Cessna 172N (N739VN), Denver, CO, Destroyed. Flared nose high began climb added partial power to avoid stall. Drifted settled off side runway. Nosed over.
- [Accident 19901102048629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901102048629A), Nov 2, 1990: Cessna 172N (N739VN), Fort Scott, KS, Substantial damage. Engine failed respond low on practice adf approach. Nosed over short of runway. Found mixture in idle cutoff mode.

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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