# Accident 20070908018939A: Cessna 172M, Mansfield, MA, September 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 2007, 10:45 local time
- Place: Mansfield, MA
- Airport: Mansfield Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0078° N, 71.1914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0078&lon=-71.1914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19952, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19952-2008-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 9 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07FA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070908018939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 08, 2007, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FROM MANSFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MANSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS. AIRCRAFT DID NOT ACHIEVE ACCEPTABLE CLIMB RATE. PILOT TURNED AIRCRAFT AROUND TO LAND AND SUBSEQUENTLY STALLED AND NOSED INTO THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 380 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY, BEARING 245 DEGREES. PILOT AND FRONT PASSENGER FATALLY INJURED, TWO REAR SEATED PASSENGERS CRITICALLY 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 ATL07FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07FA125), Sep 8, 2007: Cessna 172M (N19952), Mansfield, MA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of wing flaps during takeoff, which resulted in reduced climb performance and a subsequent stall. Contributing to the accident was the exceedance of the airplane's maximum…

## Other reports on N19952 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780706042469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780706042469I), Jul 6, 1978: Cessna 172 (N19952), Plymouth, MA. Apparent siezure of exhaust valve guide due to excessive lead deposits. No 1. Cylinder exhaust push rod bent.

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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