# Accident 20130407005899A: Cessna 172M, New Castle, VA, April 7, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2013, 12:50 local time
- Place: New Castle, VA
- Airport: New Castle Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4833° N, 80.0997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4833&lon=-80.0997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92804, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N92804-2018-04-18) (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: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 160 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130407005899A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TRIED TO DEPART FROM A 2600 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY WITH 3 LARGE ADULT MEN. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT ACHIEVED SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED WHEN THE RUNWAY ENDED. THE AIRCRAFT FLEW IN GROUND EFFECT DOWN HILL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AND CAME TO REST.

## 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 ERA13LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA194), Apr 7, 2013: Cessna 172M (N92804), New Castle, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff after recognizing that the airplane was not accelerating properly, which led to an aerodynamic stall. The reason for the lack of acceleration could not be…

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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