# Accident 20060726023359A: Cessna 172N, Wadsworth, OH, July 26, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2006, 18:18 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Airport: Weltzien Skypark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0283° N, 81.7986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0283&lon=-81.7986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739TG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739TG-2013-05-07) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060726023359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND TAKEOFF AND ABORTED TAKEOFF WITHOUT RETARDING THE THROTTLE. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF END OF RUNWAY HITTING A SMALL BARRIER FENCE COMING TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 CHI06CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA204), Jul 26, 2006: Cessna 172N (N739TG), Wadsworth, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot used an improper aborted takeoff procedure in that she failed to reduce the engine power. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind, the wrong runway selection, the pilot's…

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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