Cessna 172N N75634

Summary

On 29 September 2020 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N75634, operated by United Flight Systems, was involved in an accident near Spring, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one 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

29 September 2020 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Spring, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

David Wayne Hooks Memorial Air (DWH)

Coordinates

30.0541, -95.5560

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N75634

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

United Flight Systems

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20LA425

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during climb and subsequent impact with terrain.

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The student pilot and his flight instructor completed three touch-and-go landings before the student pilot departed on a solo flight. The student performed two uneventful full-stop landings. He reported that on the third takeoff, after reaching an altitude of 100 – 200 ft above ground level, the airplane yawed and rolled to the left. He was unable to maintain control of the airplane and subsequently performed a forced landing on a baseball field. The airplane contacted a drainage ditch, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. Postaccident examination of the airplane flight control system revealed no mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal airplane operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.