Cessna 172M N13474
7 June 2003 · West Chicago, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 7 June 2003 at about 15:31 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N13474, operated by Illinois Aviation Academy, was involved in an accident near West Chicago, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:31
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dupage Airport (DPA)
- Coordinates
- 41.9078, -88.2486
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M
- Registration
- N13474
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Illinois Aviation Academy
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- West Chicago → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI03FA150
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The abrupt pull-up initiated by the pilot during takeoff before airspeed was attained resulting in a stall. Factors contributing to the accident were the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane on takeoff and the crosswind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane stalled and impacted the terrain following a loss of directional control on takeoff. The student pilot reported he had been practicing soft field takeoffs and landings with his instructor. The student pilot's instructor exited the aircraft after the third landing. The student reported he then performed two solo soft field takeoffs and landings. The student pilot stated he was making his third takeoff at the time of the accident. The student pilot reported the airplane drifted to the right of the centerline, then he heard a sound and pitched up the nose of the airplane. The student pilot reported he then lost control of the airplane. The student pilot exited the airplane before it was consumed by a post-impact fire. A witness reported seeing the airplane in a 45 degree nose up attitude at a slow speed prior to it rolling to the left and impacting the ground.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 2003 | Cessna 172RG | Key West, Florida, United States | Avion Jet Center, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172N | Foley, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Cessna 172S | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Angel Air | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Cessna 172 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172S | Monroe, Georgia, United States | Elite Flight Center | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Cessna 172S | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | Wings, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2003 | Extra Flugzeugbau EA200 | Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States | Cynthia R. Lyons | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-34-200T | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2003 | Stinson 108-1 | Romeoville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2003 | Cessna 172M | Gridley, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 May 2003 | Air Tractor AT-503A | Pontiac, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Jul 2003 | Cessna 172P | Pinckneyville, Illinois, United States | Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois | No injuries | - |