# Accident 20200729016799A: Cessna 172N, Hudson, NY, July 29, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2020, 14:00 local time
- Place: Hudson, NY
- Airport: Columbia County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2914° N, 73.7103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2914&lon=-73.7103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6705E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6705E-2021-04-27) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200729016799A

## Narrative

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

07/29/2020 A CESSNA 172 N6705E, DURING TAKE-OFF AT THE COLUMBIA COUNTY AIRPORT IN HUDSON, NY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT HITTING TREES ALONG LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 ERA20CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA269), Jul 29, 2020: Cessna 172 (N6705E), Hudson, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with vegetation.

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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