Cessna 172N N4918G

Summary

On 9 September 1995 at about 04:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N4918G was involved in an accident near Kerrville, Texas, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 September 1995 at 04:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kerrville, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Kerrville Municipal (ERV)

Coordinates

30.0397, -99.1300

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N4918G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Antonio → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

FTW95LA386

4 people had minor injuries.

the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and his failure to use all the available runway. A factor was the dark night.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was being operated as a personal night cross-country flight. The pilot taxied from the ramp located near the helipad to runway 20 via the taxiway that crosses near the midpoint of the runway. Instead of turning right onto runway 20 and back taxiing to the end of the runway, he turned left and attempted to takeoff using approximatly 1,300 feet of the 4,050-foot runway. After realizing he was running out of runway, the pilot aborted the takeoff. The airplane came to rest approximately 150 feet beyond the runway in a ditch.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.