# Accident 20160418005939A: Cessna 172C, Westmoreland, NY, April 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2016, 19:30 local time
- Place: Westmoreland, NY
- Airport: Sophie'S Choice Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1136° N, 75.4222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1136&lon=-75.4222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1863Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1863Y-2018-04-19) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160418005939A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT OF N1863Y ONLY UTILIZED APPORXIMATELY 1200 FEET

OF THE 2000 FOOT GRASS STRIP.  ON THE TAKE-OFF ROLL, UPON REACHING THE

END OF THE RUNWAY, TAKE-OFF WAS ATTEMPTED BUT WAS NOT SUCESSFUL.  THE

AIRCRAFT FAILED TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT LIFT AND CRASHED BEHIND A NEIGHBORING

HOME NEAR A POND.

## 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 ERA16FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA161), Apr 18, 2016: Cessna 172 (N1863Y), Westmoreland, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to takeoff on the grass runway given the conditions at the time; his excessive aft control input during the takeoff roll, which resulted in the aft fuselage contacting the runway…

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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