# Accident 20220503006239A: Cessna 172, Blountstown, FL, May 3, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2022, 17:00 local time
- Place: Blountstown, FL
- Airport: Calhoun County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4914° N, 85.1118° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4914&lon=-85.1118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6413B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6413B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220503006239A

## Narrative

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

AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY 36 THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO HAVE ENTERED A SLOW CLIMBING LEFT TURN, THEN CONTINUED TO BANK LEFT AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DESCEND EVENTUALLY STRIKING THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DUE TO AN AFTER IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 ERA22FA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA218), May 3, 2022: Cessna 172 (N6413B), Altha, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to perform a preflight weight and balance calculation and his operation of the flight at an excessive takeoff weight, resulting in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle…

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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