Cessna 172N N6317D

Summary

On 22 May 2025 at about 16:40 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N6317D, operated by JKG LLC, was involved in an accident near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 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

22 May 2025 at 16:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Murfreesboro Muni (MBT)

Coordinates

35.8787, -86.3775

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N6317D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

JKG LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA25LA213

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while attempting to take off in a gusty crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot stated that he was attempting to take off in a left quartering crosswind with significant gusts. During the takeoff roll, the wind struck the airplane hard, and the pilot attempted to correct with rudder input, but overcompensated. The airplane then turned left into the wind and departed the paved runway surface before it impacted runway lights and terrain. The airplane’s fuselage and left wing strut were substantially damaged during the runway excursion. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.