# Accident 20040818022939A: Cessna 172N, New Braunfels, TX, August 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2004, 18:15 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Airport: New Braunfels Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7044° N, 98.0422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7044&lon=-98.0422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739AM) (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: 11 total, 10 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040818022939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF UNDER GUSTY CONDITIONS, STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND STRUCK RUNWAY MARKER WITH SUBSEQUENT AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. OBSERVED AIRCRAFT DAMAGE LIMITED TO LEFT MAIN GEAR AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 FTW04LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA215), Aug 18, 2004: Cessna 172N (N739AM), New Braunfels, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A contributing factor was the high wind condition.

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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