# Accident 20221006021169A: Cessna 172P, Newport News, VA, October 6, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2022, 15:56 local time
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Airport: Newport News/Williamsburg International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IVIS
- Location: 37.1319° N, 76.4930° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1319&lon=-76.4930&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97883, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97883) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 338 total, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221006021169A

## Narrative

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

A CESSNA 172, DEPARTED RUNWAY 20, ENTERED A STEEP (NOSE-HIGH) PITCH ATTITUDE. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO TURN LEFT WHILE IN THIS NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE AND REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 50-100 FT BEFORE IT APPEARED TO STALL AND DESCEND IN A LEFT-HAND TURN, IMPACTING TERRAIN WEST OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA23FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23FA008), Oct 6, 2022: Cessna 172 (N97883), Newport News, VA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to monitor the student pilot on takeoff and her delayed remedial action to stop him from exceeding the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in a low…

## Other reports on N97883 (1)

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

- [Accident 19920614022779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920614022779A), Jun 14, 1992: Cessna 172P (N97883), Auburn, AL, Substantial damage. Bounced on hard landing. Elected go around. Impact jammed elevator. Landed using trim tab. Nose gear firewall damage

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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