# Accident 20040803035649A: Cessna 172F, Cooperstown, NY, August 3, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2004, 14:53 local time
- Place: Cooperstown, NY
- Airport: Cooperstown-Westville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6292° N, 74.8908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6292&lon=-74.8908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7957U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7957U-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040803035649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY CORRECT FOR LEFT TURNING TENDENCIES ENCOUNTERED DURING TAKE OFF. AIRPLANE VEERED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. PILOT DID NOT ABORT TAKE OFF EARLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO AIRPLANE & INJURY TO HERSELF.

## 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 NYC04LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA183), Aug 3, 2004: Cessna 172F (N7957U), Cooperstown, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and her premature rotation which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush and subsequent impact with the ground.

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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