# Accident 20190630008709A: Cessna 172K, Manteo, NC, June 30, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2019, 14:55 local time
- Place: Manteo, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9189° N, 75.6956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9189&lon=-75.6956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78658, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78658-2020-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 417 total, 62 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA439) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190630008709A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC TOOK OF WITH A FULL LOAD OF PASSENGERS. AFTER LIFT OFF DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE AIRSPEED STARTED TO DECREASE AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED. THE AIRCRAFT MADE GROUND CONTACT WITH A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FORWARD MOMENTUM THEN IMPACTED A TREE.

## 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 GAA19CA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA439), Jun 30, 2019: Cessna 172 (N78658), Manteo, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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