Cessna 172N N739AM
18 August 2004 · New Braunfels, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 August 2004 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N739AM, operated by Michael Bartels, was involved in an accident near New Braunfels, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 23:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Braunfels, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Braunfels Municipal Airpor (BAZ)
- Coordinates
- 29.7044, -98.0422
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N739AM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michael Bartels
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Braunfels → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW04LA215
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. A contributing factor was the high wind condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 11-hour student pilot lost directional control of the airplane while attempting to take off from runway 13 (a 5,364-foot long and 100-foot wide asphalt runway). The airplane veered off the left side of the runway and the pilot was unable to make the proper corrections. Subsequently, the airplane exited the left side of the runway, and collided with a taxiway sign. The winds at the time of the accident were reported from 140 degrees at 16 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2004 | Cessna 172 | Algarrobo, Chile | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 21 Mar 2004 | Cessna 172N | Creswell, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2004 | Cessna 172P | Zelienople, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2004 | Cessna 172S | Willits, California, United States | Edward A. Warburton | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2004 | Cessna 172P | Granada Hills, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2004 | Lockheed 1329-23E | Houston, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 9 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Rachel, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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