# Accident 20160730012609A: Cessna 172S, Kissimmee, FL, July 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2016, 11:34 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Airport: Kissimmee Gateway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2944° N, 81.4394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2944&lon=-81.4394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1688C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1688C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 44 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA415) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160730012609A

## Narrative

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

PRELIMINARY NOTICE 0F AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT STATED THAT N1688C, A CESSNA 172S, WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 15. ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE A/C LEFT RUNWAY 15 PRIOR TO TAXIWAY C, IMPACTING THE WINDSOCK AND CAME TO REST ON TAXIWAY A AT TAXIWAY C.

## 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 GAA16CA415](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA415), Jul 30, 2016: Cessna 172 (N1688C), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain 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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