# Accident 20031021032429A: Cessna 172N, Olive Branch, MS, October 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2003, 09:15 local time
- Place: Olive Branch, MS
- Airport: Olive Branch Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9783° N, 89.4533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9783&lon=-89.4533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75510, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75510-2007-04-06) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 36 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031021032429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS TAKING OFF TO THE SOUTH ON RUNWAY 18. A WITNESS STATED AT APPROXIMATELY 0920, AWOS REPORTED WINDS 270 @ 8 G 14. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS LIMITED TO MAKING SOLO FLIGHTS IN A CESSNA 172 WITH 5 KNOTS OR LESS CROSSWIND COMPONENT. WITNESS REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT IN A PITCH ATTITUDE, ROLLING TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A 20-30 DEGREE ANGLE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED THE LEFT WING STRUCK FIRST, FOLLOWED BY A SIMULTANEOUS IMPACT OF THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEARS. THE PROPELLER/ENGINE AREA STRUCK, BREAKING THE CRANKSHAFT JUST AFT OF THE PROPELLER. THE RIGHT WING HIT NEXT, THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT INVERTED, STRUCK THE GROUND AGAIN, AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET. UNABLE TO DETERMINE AT WHAT POINT THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROKEN AT THE REAR WINDOW FRAME. A POST ACCIDENT MEASUREMENT WAS TAKEN BY A CESSNA REPRESENTATIVE AT THE FLAP JACKSCREW ASSEMBLY, WHICH HE EXTRAPOLATED TO A 20 DEGREE FLAP SETTING. NO SIGNIFICANT MECHANICAL FINDINGS WERE NOTED.

## 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 MIA04FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04FA007), Oct 21, 2003: Cessna 172N (N75510), Olive Branch, MS, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (Vso), which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin, an uncontrolled descent, and an impact with terrain. A factor in the accident was his failure to…

## Other reports on N75510 (2)

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

- [Incident 19960119001819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960119001819I), Jan 19, 1996: Cessna 172N (N75510), Memphis, TN. Narrative: during routine traffic surveillance @ 1500 ft. pilot noticed rapping noise from engine, then headed back toward olive branch apt. (In contact with…
- [Accident 19791226036189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791226036189A), Dec 26, 1979: Cessna 172N (N75510), Denton, TX, Substantial damage. Landed long. Entered closed rwy & taxiway area. Wing hit bulldozer. Veered off taxiway.

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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