# Accident 20040403035539A: Cessna 172N, Statesboro, GA, April 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Statesboro, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3650° N, 81.7864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3650&lon=-81.7864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4874G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4874G-2018-01-24) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,186 total, 865 in this make and model, 199 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040403035539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY APRIL 3, 2004 N4874G PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DAT^ STRUCK SOME TREES, WHILE DOING A LOW PASS OVER A GRASS FIELD. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, BUT WINDY WHEN A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED THE PLANE FAILED TO CLIMB AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ PUSHED THE NOSE OVER TO GAIN SPEED AS HE STARTED TO CLIMB THE RIGHT WING CAME INTO CONTACT WITH SOME TREE LIMBS AND THE LEFT WING BARELY BRUSHED SOME BRANCHES. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO STATESBORO WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON LANDING IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RIGHT WING HAD RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE LEFT WING HAD MINOR DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL04CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA089), Apr 3, 2004: Cessna 172N (N4874G), Statesboro, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to establish a positive climb and his failure to maintain clearance during a go-around, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees. A factor was the gusting winds.

## Other reports on N4874G (1)

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

- [Accident 20041102027259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041102027259A), Nov 2, 2004: Cessna 172N (N4874G), Columbia, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot declared mayday at approx. 00:41Z, and landed in parking. Aircraft struck power lines. Nose & main gear collapsed on landing. Major damage to…

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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