# Accident 20110818017059A: Cessna 172N, Winnsboro, LA, August 18, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2011, 12:32 local time
- Place: Winnsboro, LA
- Airport: Winnsboro Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1531° N, 91.6986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1531&lon=-91.6986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3209E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3209E-2013-09-23) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 54 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA580](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA580) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110818017059A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT PRACTICING OPERATIONS OUT OF F89. PILOT HAD COMPLETED LANDING FOR TOUCH AND GO. DURING TAKE OFF AND AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LIFT WIND GUST FROM 5-8 KNOTS INFLUENCED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WITH POWER ON DRIFTED LEFT OF RUNWAY AND CLIPPED A PARALLEL TREE LINE. THE AIRCRAFT LOST SPEED AND FORWARD FLIGHT WITH CONTINUOUS CONTACT WITH TREE LINE AND FELL TO THE GROUND COMING TO A STOP LEFT OF RUNWAY RESTING ON MAIN GEAR.

## 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 CEN11CA580](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA580), Aug 18, 2011: Cessna 172N (N3209E), Winnsboro, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff with a gusting crosswind.

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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