Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172N N1373E

18 July 2002 · Spearfish, South Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 18 July 2002 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N1373E, operated by Eagle Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Spearfish, South Dakota, 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 17:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Spearfish, South Dakota, United States
Nearest airport
Black Hills-Clyde Ice Field (SPF)
Coordinates
44.4803, -103.7831
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N1373E
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Spearfish → Spearfish
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI02CA211

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The probable cause of this accident was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. Differences in control forces and aircraft handling due to initiating the takeoff without fully retracting the flaps is a contributing factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On July 18, 2002, at 1100 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N1373E, piloted by a student pilot, was substantially damaged during takeoff when it veered to the left and ran off the runway. The pilot was practicing takeoffs and landings on runway 12 (5,498 feet x 75 feet, asphalt) at the Black Hills--Clyde Ice Field Airport (SPF), Spearfish, South Dakota. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot was not injured. The student pilot had a total flight time of 12 hrs.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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