# Accident 20200131001609A: Cessna 172N, Crystal River, FL, January 31, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2020, 14:10 local time
- Place: Crystal River, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: FOGS
- Location: 28.8675° N, 82.5742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8675&lon=-82.5742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739XT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739XT) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200131001609A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 31, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 14:10 EST, A CESSNA 172N, S/N 17270895 REGISTERED TO S.O.W. AVIATION LLC, DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL FOR DEPARTURE, AT CRYSTAL RIVER AIRPORT (CGC), DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 31, TRAVELED FOR ANOTHER 956 FEET, AND BECAME INVERTED IN A THICK GRASSY AREA SOUTH OF RUNWAY 31.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED IAW PART 141 REGULATIONS, THIS WAS THE STUDENT'S SECOND DAY OF SOLO FLIGHTS.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS THE ONLY SOLE ON BOARD, HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ERA20CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA093), Jan 31, 2020: Cessna 172 (N739XT), Crystal River, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose-over.

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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