# Accident 20080930850089A: Cessna 172S, Fullerton, CA, September 30, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2008, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fullerton, CA
- Airport: Fullerton Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8719° N, 117.9797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8719&lon=-117.9797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2190W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2190W-2012-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 143 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08FA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA301) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080930850089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2008, N2190W BEGAN ITS TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 24 AT FULLERTON AIRPORT AND IMMEDIATELY VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN TAXIWAY SIGN BOX AND A TAXIWAY LIGHT PRIOR TO INTERSECTION CHARLIE.  THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1000' WHERE IT BANKED TO THE RIGHT AND COLLIDED PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 LAX08FA301](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08FA301), Oct 1, 2008: Cessna 172S (N2190W), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow the takeoff checklist and verify the proper flap setting before takeoff.

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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