Cessna 172S N17304

Summary

On 12 April 2012 at about 20:55 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N17304, operated by North Aire Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Prescott, Arizona, 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.

Date

12 April 2012 at 20:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Prescott, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Prescott (KPRC)

Coordinates

35.7833, -110.4167

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N17304

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

North Aire Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Prescott → Prescott

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA171

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was practicing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings in a crosswind. The pilot said that the landing was uneventful; however, as the airplane accelerated for takeoff, it veered to the left. Despite the pilot's control inputs, the airplane continued to veer to the left, exited the runway surface, and struck a runway sign. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, firewall, and empennage. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.