# Accident 20150830018959A: Cessna 172C, New Enterprise, PA, August 30, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2015, 12:10 local time
- Place: New Enterprise, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2164° N, 78.4347° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2164&lon=-78.4347&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8404X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8404X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 498 total, 104 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150830018959A

## Narrative

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

08-30-15

ACCIDENT REPORT

N8404X, S/N 17248904

CESSNA - 172C

THE PILOT INVOLVED WAS IDENTIFIED AS ^MR. JAMES C. HOUSEL^.  THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER, ^MR. HOUSELS SON^.  THE INJURIES TO BOTH INDIVIDUALS WERE MINOR WITH NO HOSPITALIZATION. THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS LISTED AS ^351 SNYDER CREEK ROAD, ^NEW ENTERPRISE, PA. ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WAS NOT OBTAINED DUE TO HIGH GRASS AND HOT TEMPERATURE.  THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED ON TAKEOFF AND CLIPPED TREES AT THE END OF THE FIELD WITH THE LEFT WING.  THE AIRCRAFT CART-WHEELED SEVERAL TIMES AND CAME TO REST IN A CORRAL, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.  AFTER LANDING IN HIS BROTHER IN LAW'S FARM FIELD, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID A MAGNETO CHECK, AND THEN ORIENTED THE AIRCRAFT IN A SOUTH EAST DIRECTION FOR TAKE-OFF. AFTER ADDING 10 DEGREES OF FLAP EXTENSION, THE PILOT ACCELERATED THE AIRCRAFT TO 65 MILES PER HOUR AND ROTATED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO CLIMB, BUT QUICKLY STARTED TO LOSE AIRSPEED WITHIN 20 TO 25 FEET FROM THE GROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE NOSE BUT WITHIN A SECOND OR TWO THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED, THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND, FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE AND THEN THE RIGHT WING. AFTER IMPACT, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A LEFT TURN UNTIL IT WAS FACING WEST.  AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT SLID BACKWARD WITH THE TAIL SECTION SUSTAINING DAMAGE FROM IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.

## 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 GAA15CA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA243), Aug 30, 2015: Cessna 172 (N8404X), New Enterprise, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N8404X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860829043059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860829043059A), Aug 29, 1986: Cessna 172C (N8404X), Bement, IL, Substantial damage. During landing rollout, the aircraft veered off the side of the runway into a cornfield.

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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