# Accident 20030906022989A: Cessna 172L, New Braunfels, TX, September 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2003, 17:11 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Airport: New Braunfels Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6850° N, 98.0347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6850&lon=-98.0347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7632G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7632G-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030906022989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT STALLED ON TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 17, CRASHED IN FIELD 500 FEET TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY 17. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED - ONE PASSENGER DIED ON SCENE, AND THE OTHER PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE PILOT DIED SEPTEMBER 10, 2003, OF HIS INJURIES.

## 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 FTW03FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA212), Sep 6, 2003: Cessna 172L (N7632G), New Braunfels, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed sufficient for flight resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin 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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