# Accident 20190629008649A: Cessna 172H, Greer, SC, June 29, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2019, 18:00 local time
- Place: Greer, SC
- Airport: The Flying Few
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9386° N, 82.2272° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9386&lon=-82.2272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N724BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N724BC-2022-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 205 total, 205 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA477) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190629008649A

## Narrative

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

N724BC WAS LANDING ON A 1700' GRASS STRIP AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 GAA19CA477](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA477), Jun 29, 2019: Cessna 172 (N724BC), Greer, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to continue a steep and fast approach to landing, which resulted in a runway overrun and collision with a drainage culvert.

## Other reports on N724BC (1)

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

- [Accident 20201025016019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201025016019A), Oct 25, 2020: Cessna 172H (N724BC), Dunellon, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On October 25th 2020 at approximately 11:30 am eastern standard time, this aicraft crashed into an open field destroying the aircraft. The pilot is deceased.

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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