Cessna 172 N1591V
28 June 2025 · Wichita, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 June 2025 at about 18:07 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N1591V, operated by Aviation Academy LLC, was involved in an accident near Wichita, Kansas, 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 18:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wichita, Kansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Nt (ICT)
- Coordinates
- 37.6609, -97.4180
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N1591V
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1974
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Aviation Academy 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
- CEN25LA230
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 the takeoff that 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 was planning to perform three takeoffs and three landings for his first solo flight. After completing the second landing, the student pilot applied full power for the takeoff. When the student pilot began to manipulate the flight controls for the takeoff, the airplane “abruptly pulled hard” toward the left. The student pilot then retarded the throttle and applied the brakes, and the airplane departed the runway to the left. The left main landing gear impacted a runway sign, and the landing gear collapsed. The airplane came to rest upright on a grass field near the runway. The student pilot was able to egress from the airplane without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left horizontal stabilizer. The student pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or the engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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All 12,209 records for this type
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