# Accident 20040717018909A: Cessna 172N, Erwinna, PA, July 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2004, 13:15 local time
- Place: Erwinna, PA
- Airport: Vansant Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4842° N, 75.0997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4842&lon=-75.0997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N262MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262MC-2005-09-07) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 161 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040717018909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING APPROACHES FOLLOWED BY GO-AROUNDS AT VAN SANT AIRPORT (9N1). ON THE FOURTH MANEUVER, ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WAS ON A TAKE-OFF ROLL AND WAS HEADED TOWARD THE STUDENT'S AIRCRAFT. AT THAT TIME, THE STUDENT TRIED TO CONDUCT A GO-AROUND BUT DID NOT APPLY THE PROPER PROCEDURE IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED ON THE FIELD.

## 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 NYC04LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA169), Jul 17, 2004: Cessna 172N (N262MC), Erwinna, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and his failure to follow the go-around procedure which resulted in a stall.

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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