# NTSB GAA20WA139: Cessna 172, N9056K, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, September 22, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: September 22, 2020, 07:44 local (07:44 UTC)
- Place: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Coordinates: 24.95085, 46.702484
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.9508&lon=46.7025&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 102034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA20WA139
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/102034/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20WA139

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Textron 172S, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2072449), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9056K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9056K), registered now, S/N 172S12064, built 2017 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (S)
- Registry model: [Textron 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (registry code 2072449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172S12064
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Walla Aviation
- Registered owner: Walla Aviation
- Departed: OETH
- Destination: OETH

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.

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