# Accident 20060719014199A: Cessna 172N, Petal, MS, July 19, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2006, 09:30 local time
- Place: Petal, MS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3286° N, 89.2481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3286&lon=-89.2481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738KE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738KE-2013-07-08) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,429 total, 1,822 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06FA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060719014199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREE TOPS DURING DEPARTURE FROM A 2000 FT SOD AIRSTRIP NEAR PETAL MS. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. BOTH OCCUPANTS, PILOT AND PASSENGER, WERE FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 DFW06FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06FA187), Jul 19, 2006: Cessna 172N (N738KE), Petal, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of flaps, which resulted in an impact with trees during takeoff-initial climb.

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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