# Accident 20170821011289A: Cessna 172N, Guntersville, AL, August 21, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2017, 14:30 local time
- Place: Guntersville, AL
- Airport: Guntersville Municipal - Joe Starne
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4061° N, 86.2608° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4061&lon=-86.2608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73929, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73929) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 119 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170821011289A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED CALHOUN, GA ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO GUNTERSVILLE, AL.  THE TAKEOFF AND ENROUTE PORTION FROM CALHOUN TO GUNTERSVILLE WAS UNEVENTFUL.  THE PILOT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO CONDUCT A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 07. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS UNEVENTFUL. SHORTLY AFTER THE PILOT APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN TALL BRUSH AND WAS DAMAGED DURING THE RUNWAY EXCURSION.

## 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 ERA17LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA293), Aug 21, 2017: Cessna 172 (N73929), Guntersville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on takeoff.

## Other reports on N73929 (2)

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

- [Accident 19900307003489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900307003489A), Mar 7, 1990: Cessna 172N (N73929), Clearwater, FL, Substantial damage. Lost control and porpoised, ran off runway on landing. Nose wheel dug in sand. Aircraft flipped over.
- [Incident 19870616036869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870616036869I), Jun 16, 1987: Cessna 172N (N73929), Sarasota - Brad, FL. The aircraft became slow on final and struck an approach light. Pilot failed to add power. Suspect wake turbulence

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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