- Date
- May 11, 1992, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Milton, DE
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4695KCessna 172XP
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920511014409A
- Case key
- 11785
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed for climb.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that shortly after takeoff, the nose of the airplane kept wanting to come up. The pilot stated the stall warning horn came on, and shortly thereafter, the airplane stalled and rolled left. The pilot stated he tried to regain control of the airplane, but there was insufficient altitude. The airplane contacted the ground nose first and came to rest upright at the end of the runway. The elevator trim position was not determined during the investigation. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4695K
- Reported as
- Cessna 172XP
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R1722013
- Engine
- Continental IO-360-KB, 195 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard Stevens
- Registered owner
- Richard Stevens
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- DE25 · Eagles Crest-Hudson Arpt, runway 15, 2,500 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,100 total · 250 in this make and model · 4,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 125° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.