Cessna 172 N8226U

Summary

On 5 August 2017 at about 00:23 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8226U was involved in an accident near Drexel, Missouri, 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

5 August 2017 at 00:23

Classification

Accident

Location

Drexel, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

38.5403, -94.5606

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N8226U

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Drexel → Lee's Summit

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA476

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the initial climb, the airplane aerodynamically stalled and impacted terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.