# Accident 20070816018139A: Cessna 172N, Webster, NY, August 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2007
- Place: Webster, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1759° N, 77.5321° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1759&lon=-77.5321&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738JE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738JE-2013-07-23) (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: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070816018139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1124 EDT, A CESSNA 172 FLOAT PLANE, N738JE, OCCUPIED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM IRONDEQUOIT BAY HEADED IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION. UPON REACHING APPROXIMATLEY 300 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT HAND TURN TO NORTH, AT WHICH TIME THE LEFT WING BEGAN TO LOWER AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO A SPIN CONFIGURATION. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE RESCUE TEAM RESPONDED AND PUT OUT THE ENSUING FIRE, WHEREUPON THEY DISCOVERED THAT BOTH OF THE AFOREMENTIONED OCCUPANTS WERE DECEASED.

## 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 NYC07FA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07FA193), Aug 16, 2007: Cessna 172N (N738JE), Rochester, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failuire to maitain adequate airspeed during a turning maneuver which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

## Other reports on N738JE (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890725049819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890725049819I), Jul 25, 1989: Cessna 172N (N738JE), Coneses Lake, NY, Minor damage. Float plane collided with powerboat while taking off. Min or damage and no injury.
- [Incident 19860905064279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860905064279I), Sep 5, 1986: Cessna STC172 (N738JE), Lakeport, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft float damaged during student landing. Lesson terminated. Instructor reexamination pending.
- [Accident 19860430017659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860430017659A), Apr 30, 1986: Cessna STC172 (N738JE), Clearlake, CA, Substantial damage. The floatplane was rocked by gusty winds during a go around. Wingtip struck the water. Aircraft settled onto water.

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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