Cessna 172N N5238E
2 July 2009 · Benton, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 July 2009 at about 03:15 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5238E, operated by Aircraft Solutions LLC, was involved in an accident near Benton, Arkansas, 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 03:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Benton, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Saline County Regional Airport (KSUZ)
- Coordinates
- 34.4239, -92.4742
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172N
- Registration
- N5238E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aircraft Solutions LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Benton → Benton
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA411
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 during takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was performing landings during her first solo flight. After pushing in the throttle for takeoff after a touch and go landing, the airplane began to veer left. The student pilot attempted to correct, but was unable to regain control of the airplane prior to departing the left side of the runway. The airplane's firewall was damaged during the runway excursion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 12,209 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2009 | Cessna 172N | Carlisle, Arkansas, United States | Central Flying Service Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 2009 | Cessna 182Q | Clinton, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2009 | Piper PA28 | Malvern, Arkansas, United States | Carl E. Cook | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 2009 | Air Tractor AT-402A | Trumann, Arkansas, United States | 5G's Aviation LLC | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2009 | Weber PELICAN | Searcy, Arkansas, United States | Billy V. Sutterfield | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 2009 | Cessna 172N | Springdale, Arkansas, United States | Powell Property Management LLC | No injuries | - |