Cessna 172R N368ES

Summary

On 4 September 2013 at about 13:10 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N368ES, operated by Advanced Air Inc, was involved in an accident near Council Bluff, Iowa, 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

4 September 2013 at 13:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Council Bluff, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Council Bluffs Municipal (KCBF)

Coordinates

41.2600, -95.7586

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N368ES

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Advanced Air Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Council Bluff → Council Bluff

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA529

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the student pilot, the wind was 130 degrees at 6 knots and he planned on departing runway 14. During the takeoff roll the airplane drifted right, the pilot corrected the drift by using the rudder pedals. The airplane then lifted off from the runway, yawed left, and settled back on the ground. The airplane exited the right side of the runway and went through a grass median before coming to a stop. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the fuselage's firewall. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.