# Accident 20120704012929A: Cessna 172K, Edgemont, AR, July 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2012, 14:30 local time
- Place: Edgemont, AR
- Airport: Sky Point Estates
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6022° N, 92.1425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6022&lon=-92.1425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84279, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84279-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA422) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120704012929A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 4, 2012, N84279 ATTEMPTED TO TAKE-OFF FROM A GRASS STRIP (33AR), A 2300 FOOT LONG STRIP AT ELEVATION 535 FEET.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE REGISTERED OWNER, A PRIVATE PILOT WITH A VALID THIRD CLASS MEDICAL. WHILE CLIMBING OUT AT 40 FEET OF ALTITUDE, THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE WAS DEGRADED DUE TO HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, THE AIRCRAFT BANKED LEFT AND IMPACTED THREE TREES AND CAME TO REST IN THE BACKYARD OF A RESIDENT.  THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN12CA422](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA422), Jul 4, 2012: Cessna 172K (N84279), Greers Ferry, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain a positive rate of climb while taking off with a high density altitude.

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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