Cessna 172S N730SP
2 November 2003 · Lakota, North Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 November 2003 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N730SP was involved in an accident near Lakota, North 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lakota, North Dakota, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lakota Municipal Airport (5L0)
- Coordinates
- 48.0294, -98.3253
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S
- Registration
- N730SP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fargo → Devils Lake
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI04LA024
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot not maintaining directional control during takeoff roll on a solo instructional flight. The factor to the accident was the wind gusts.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane sustained substantial damaged when it rolled over during takeoff roll on a student solo instructional flight. The pilot stated that during takeoff roll the airplane accelerated to approximately 45 knots when a gust of wind caused the airplane to become airborne. The pilot reported the airplane veered off the runway to the right and rolled over. Wind at a local reporting station was 290 degrees at 10 knots and at another local reporting station was 280 degrees at 9 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 2003 | Cessna 172RG | Key West, Florida, United States | Avion Jet Center, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172N | Foley, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Cessna 172S | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Angel Air | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Cessna 172 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172S | Monroe, Georgia, United States | Elite Flight Center | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Cessna 172S | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | Wings, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2003 | Piper PA-24 | Harvey, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2003 | Cessna 170 | Neche, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 2003 | Cessna 182S | Hatton, North Dakota, United States | University of North Dakota | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2003 | Ayres S2R-G6 | Esmond, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 2003 | Weatherly 620A | Melville, North Dakota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 May 2003 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415E | Manvel, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |