# Accident 20141019019529A: Cessna 172K, Xenia, OH, October 19, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2014, 18:05 local time
- Place: Xenia, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6792° N, 83.8708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6792&lon=-83.8708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79534, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79534-2018-03-06) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 175 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141019019529A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 25 WHEN ON TAKE OFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS THROUGH A LARGE DITCH WHERE THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE EMBANKMENT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN RESULTING IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR.

THE PILOT AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT TRACK GUIDES HAD FAILED AND THE PILOTS SEAT BACK POSITION LOCK HAD FAILED.

## 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 CEN15LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA024), Oct 19, 2014: Cessna 172K (N79534), Xenia, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the seat track mechanism, which led the pilot to inadvertently apply aft yoke and lift his feet off the rudder pedals and resulted in a loss of directional control during 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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